F1 Taksim–Kabataş funicular line

Underground funicular in Istanbul, Turkey

The F1 Taksim–Kabataş funicular line (Turkish: F1 Taksim–Kabataş füniküler hattı)^[1] is an underground funicular in Istanbul, Turkey. It serves the F1 line of the Istanbul metro, which connects the hubs at Taksim Square and Kabataş, Istanbul.^[2]

Overview

The funicular was built by the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group^[3] and opened on June 29, 2006, the funicular is operated by Metro İstanbul company, a subsidiary of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The ride on the 594 m (1,949 ft) line takes 2.5 minutes. As of 2016^[update] the daily ridership was 30,000 passengers between the operating hours from 6:15 to 0:00, daily number of trips were 195, with a headway of 3 minutes during peak hours.^[2]

Stations

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  Funicular Kabataş station Wait for departure
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  Funicular Kabataş station decoration
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  Funicular Kabataş station
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  Funicular Taksim station
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  Funicular Taksim station

See also

• Istanbul Tünel funicular
• List of funicular railways

References

1. "F1 Taksim-Kabataş Füniküler Hattı". Metro İstanbul. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
2. "F1 Taksim - Kabatas Funiculer Line". Metro İstanbul. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
3. "375-FUL Taksim - Kabatas". Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH. Retrieved 2017-12-07.

External links

Media related to Istanbul Funicular line F1 at Wikimedia Commons