M8 (Istanbul Metro)

Line M8, officially referred to as the M8 Bostancı-Parseller line, is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro. The line connects Bostancı railway station, on the southern coast of the Anatolian side, to Parseller, in the district of Ümraniye. At Bostancı, connections are available with intercity trains to destinations in Anatolia, as well as the Marmaray service across the Bosphorus.

M8 Bostancı–Parseller
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Line number	M8
Locale	Istanbul, Turkey
Termini	Bostancı Parseller
Stations	13
Website	M8
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Istanbul Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s)	Parseller
Rolling stock	40 Hyundai Rotem 4 carriages per trainset
History
Opened	6 January 2023; 21 months ago (2023-01-06)
Technical
Line length	14.27[1] km (8.87 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC Overhead line
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Line M8 Legend Bostancı Emin Ali Paşa Ayşekadın Kozyatağı Küçükbakkalköy İçerenköy Kayışdağı Mevlana İMES MODOKO–KEYAP Dudullu Huzur Parseller This diagram: view talk edit

The line is 14.27-kilometre (8.87 mi) long with 13 stations. It opened for service on 6 January 2023.^[1]

It is a fully automatic driverless metro line; all stations have platform screen doors and are completely underground.^[2]

Stations

No	Station	District	Transfer	Type	Notes
1	Bostancı	Maltepe	・ (Bostancı station)・ (Bostancı Pier) İETT Bus: 2, 4, 10B, 16, 16D, 17, 17L, 19FB, 222, 252, E-9,	Underground	Bostancı Ferry Terminal・Bostancı Lunapark
2	Emin Ali Paşa	Kadıköy	İETT Bus: 2, 17, 17L, 252		Şemsettin Günaltay Avenue
3	Ayşekadın		İETT Bus: 2, 17, 17L, 252
4	Kozyatağı	Ataşehir	İETT Bus: 14KS, 14T, 15KB, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16F, 16FK, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 19, 19B, 19FK, 19H, 19Z, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 129L, 129T, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 251, 252, 319, 500T, E-10		Kozyatağı Shopping Mall
5	Küçükbakkalköy		İETT Bus: 10, 10A, 11T, 13AB, 14A, 14AK, 14CE, 14ÇK, 14S, 19ES, 19FS, 19SB, 19K, 19S, 19T, 19V, 19Y, 319, 320A, 320Y, KM46		Acıbadem University Kerem Aydınlar Campus
6	İçerenköy		İETT Bus: 10A, 11T, 13AB, 14A, 14AK, 14CE, 14S, 14T, 14ÇK, 14KS, 18UK, 19, 19D, 19ES, 19FS, 19K, 19S, 19SB, 19T, 19V, 19Y, 319, 320A, 320Y, 133F, KM46		Ataşehir Sebze ve Meyve Hali・İETT Anatolian Garage
7	Kayışdağı		İETT Bus: 14A, 14AK, 14S, 14T, 19EK, 19ES, 19SB, 19T, 19Y, 320A, 320Y		Brandium AVM・Erenköy Gümrük Müdürlüğü
8	Mevlana		(Project) İETT Bus: 14A, 14AK, 14CE, 14S, 14T, 14TM, 14ÇK, 14ŞB, 19D, 19E, 19EK, 19ES, 19S, 19SB, 19V, 320, E-3		İskan Konutları・Yeniçamlıca Mahallesi
9	İMES	Ümraniye	(Under Construction) İETT Bus: 14A, 14AK, 14CE, 14S, 14T, 14TM, 14ÇK, 14ŞB, 19D, 19E, 19EK, 19ES, 19S, 19SB, 19V, 320		İMES・Dudullu Organize Sanayi Sitesi・Tavukçuyolu Avenue
10	MODOKO–KEYAP		İETT Bus: 11P, 14A, 14AK, 14CE, 14ES, 14S, 14T, 14TM, 14YE, 14ÇK, 14ŞB, 15SD, 19D, 19E, 19EK, 19ES, 19S, 19SB, 19V, 20D, 131T, 131YS, 320, UM74		Modoko・KEYAP・Osmangazi Korusu・NATO Yolu Avenue
11	Dudullu		İETT Bus: 11V, 11ÇB, 11ÜS, 14, 14TM, 15SD, 19D, 131, 131A, 131B, 131C, 131H, 131TD, 131Ü, 522, 522B		MetroCorner AVM・Alemdağ Avenue
12	Huzur		İETT Bus: 9, 14B, 14BK		Doğa Park・Ümit Park・Adem Yavuz Sağlık Ocağı・Karadeniz Avenue
13	Parseller		İETT Bus: 14BK		Depot・Kesikkaya Avenue・Karadeniz Avenue

References

1. "M8 Bostancı-Dudullu Metro Hattı'nın açılışı yapıldı (Yeni metro hattının durakları ve güzergahı)" (in Turkish). NTV. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
2. "M8 Bostancı-Dudullu-Parseller Metro Hattı". Metro.Istanbul. Metro Istanbul. Retrieved 6 January 2023.