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Levent is an underground station on the M2 line of the Istanbul Metro.[2] It is located under Büyükdere Avenue in Levent, the main financial district of Istanbul. Opened on 16 September 2000, Levent is one of the M2 line's six original stations. The station offers connections to İETT city bus service along Büyükdere Avenue, one of the busiest urban roadways in Turkey. Many important financial centers are in the immediate vicinity of the station such as the İşbank Tower 1, Yapı Kredi Headquarters and the Kanyon Shopping Mall which has an underground connection to the station.
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| Istanbul Metro rapid transit complex | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 41°04′40″N 29°00′47″E / 41.077663°N 29.013128°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Istanbul Metro | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M2 M6 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (M2) 1 island platform (M6) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (M2) 2 (M6) | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  İETT Bus: 25G, 25T, 27E, 27M, 27SE, 27T, 29, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29P, 29İ, 29Ş, 36L, 40B, 41AT, 41E, 41M, 41S, 42M, 42Z, 49Z, 62, 62G, 63, 64Ç, 65G, 121A, 121B, 121BS, 122B, 122C, 122D, 122M, 122Y, 522B, 522ST, SG-2 Istanbul Minibus: Beşiktaş-Sarıyer, Beşiktaş-Tarabya, Zincirlikuyu-Ayazağa, Zincirlikuyu-Bahçeköy, Zincirlikuyu-Pınar Mahallesi, Zincirlikuyu-Vadistanbul | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 September 2000[1] (M2) 19 April 2015 (M6) | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V DC Third rail (M2, M6) | |||||||||||||||
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Levent is also the western terminus of the M6 line. The M6 line runs east from Levent to Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, and opened on 19 April 2015.
Layout edit
M2 platform edit
| Southbound | ←  toward Yenikapı
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| Island platform | ||
| Northbound | toward Hacıosman →
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M6 platform edit
| Eastbound |  toward Boğaziçi Üniversitesi →
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| Island platform | ||
| Eastbound | toward Boğaziçi Üniversitesi →
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Gallery edit
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The M6 platform -
Levent Station and high-rises -
Levent Station -
Levent Station with painted carriage -
Levent Station Tile panel of galley
References edit
- ^ "M2 Yanikapı-Hacıosman". İstanbul Ulaşım (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2015-10-18.
- ^ "Istanbul Metro Map". Turkey Travel Planner. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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