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İstiklal Avenue (Turkish: İstiklal Caddesi, lit. 'Independence Avenue') is a 1.4 kilometre (0.87 mi) pedestrian street in the historic Beyoğlu (Pera) district in Istanbul , Turkey . It is one of the most famous avenues in the city.
The station is located under Meşrutiyet Street in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. Şişhane has an entrance to Istanbul's famous İstiklâl Caddesi as well as entrances to Kasımpaşa. An out-of-station interchange is available with the historic Tünel funicular line as well as the T2 tram line. Many city buses that run along Tarlabaşı Boulevard are ...
In 1968, the station was closed down temporarily for the modernisation and electrification of the railway line. Once works completed, the station reopened on 2 November 1971. [1] In 1990, the IETT opened a 1.6 km (0.99 mi) long heritage tram line along İstiklal Avenue, which had its southwestern terminus just outside of Beyoğlu station.
İstiklal Caddesi (Independence Avenue), a long pedestrian shopping street, ends at this square, and a nostalgic tram runs from the square along the avenue, ending near the Tünel (1875) which is the world's second-oldest subway line after London's Underground (1863). In addition to serving as the main transfer point for the municipal bus ...
It is located in central Beyoğlu under Taksim Square in Istanbul. [1] The complex is serviced by the M2 line of the Istanbul Metro and the Kabataş-Taksim Funicular (F1) line. Taksim was opened on 16 September 2000 as the southern terminus of the M2 until the line was extended to Yenikapı in 2014. [ 2 ]
Istanbul centre 1922 map showing the route of the Tünel Built between 1912–1914, the Metrohan Building (Beyoğlu station) is the northern terminus of the Tünel.It is located at Tünel Square, near the southern end of Istiklal Avenue.
The length of the Asian side T3 tramline is 2.6 kilometers (1.6 mi) and there are 10 stations. The single-track loop has no sidings so all trams travel in a clockwise direction from Kadıköy Square along a bus lane, Bahariye Street, and Moda Street. Approximate passenger volume for this system is 2,000 people per day.
The Bailo's seat was the "Venetian Palace", originally built in Beyoğlu in the early 16th century and replaced by the existing palace building in 1781; which later became the "Italian Embassy" after the unification of Italy in 1861, and the "Italian Consulate" in 1923, when Ankara became the new Turkish capital.