Mountain route
F1 Taksim–Kabataş Funicular
Kabataş → Taksim · Türkiye
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A deep-bored 2006 funicular linking Bosphorus ferries and trams at Kabataş with Taksim Square: Istanbul’s modern echo of the 1875 Tünel.
Stations
- 0 kmKabataş
- 1 kmTaksim
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 300961: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, on it to within a metre
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Metro Istanbul, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the F1 Taksim–Kabataş Funicular?
The F1 Taksim–Kabataş Funicular runs 590 m from Kabataş to Taksim.
How long does the F1 Taksim–Kabataş Funicular take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 min for the 590 m. That is an average of 18 km/h end to end.
Who runs the F1 Taksim–Kabataş Funicular?
Metro Istanbul, with Rubber-tyred underground funicular trains (2006).
How old is the F1 Taksim–Kabataş Funicular?
The line has been in service since 2006. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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