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Another significant building that once stood on the square was the 19th century Taksim Artillery Barracks (Taksim Kışlası, which later became the Taksim Stadium), but which was demolished in 1940 during the construction works in accordance with the plans of French architect and city planner Henri Prost for Taksim Square and Taksim Gezi Park. [1]
Taksim is an underground rapid transit complex. 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 ...
M2 route map. The M2 starts at Hacıosman in southwestern Sarıyer. From there it travels under Büyükdere Avenue, a major north–south road in the city, through İstanbul's two major financial districts; Maslak and Levent. The line then heads slightly west just south of Levent through Şişli to historical Taksim Square.
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 .
Trams returned to the European side of Istanbul as a heritage tram line, the Taksim-Tünel Nostalgia Tramway (sometimes called T5 line), operating on İstiklal Caddesi between Taksim and Tünel. Rolling stocks were same as the pre-1966 trams. 1992 – By opening a completely separate tram system, trams returned to Istanbul as a modern system.
Firenze Rifredi railway station, or Florence Rifredi railway station (Italian: Stazione di Firenze Rifredi), serves the city and comune of Florence, [1] [2] [3] in the region of Tuscany, central Italy. It is the third most important railway station in Florence, after Firenze Santa Maria Novella and Firenze Campo di Marte.
The upper station stands 61.55 metres (201.9 ft) above the lower one. The gradient of the tunnel varies along its length from 2 percent to 15 percent. Originally built with two parallel tracks, [ 3 ] the modern Tünel has a single track with a passing loop in the middle, a short duplex section, where two trains pass side by side.
The 'M' logo, at the station entrance and passenger direction signs, should not be confused with the 'Metro Istanbul' logo for the company that operates the train system throughout Istanbul. [3] The Istanbul Metro (Turkish: İstanbul metrosu) is a rapid transit railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey.