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Back|What happened on the M5 metro line? Why was the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line closed?
What happened on the M5 metro line? Why was the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line closed?
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Cumhuriyet·52 minutes ago·Other·1 min read·🇹🇷Türkiye·

What happened on the M5 metro line? Why was the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line closed?

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  • An explosion occurred in the cables at the Ihlamurkuyu Station of the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line in Istanbul and smoke was created.
  • After the incident, fire brigades were dispatched, subway services were stopped and passengers were evacuated from the station.
  • Metro Istanbul explained the incident as a technical malfunction.

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Why It Matters

M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line is an important transportation line on the south side of Istanbul and carries thousands of passengers daily.

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An explosion occurred in the cables at the Ihlamurkuyu Station of the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line in Istanbul. So, what happened on the M5 metro line? Why was the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line closed?

WHAT HAPPENED ON THE M5 METRO LINE?

At Ihlamurkuyu Station of the M5 line, an explosion occurred in the cables in the area where the metro is located and the resulting smoke spread throughout the station. While firefighters were dispatched to the scene, metro services were stopped.

PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED AT IHLAMURKUYU STATION

The teams took action when the smoke created after the explosion spread to the station.

STATEMENT FROM METRO ISTANBUL

In its statement on its social media account, Metro Istanbul announced that the flights were operated between Üsküdar-Çakmak and İmam Hatip High School-Sultanbeyli stations due to a technical malfunction. The term explosion was not used in the statement, the incident was described as a "technical malfunction"

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  • Metro Istanbul will explain the technical details of the incident and evaluate the security measures.

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  • ?What is the exact cause of explosion in cables?
  • ?When will metro service fully restart?
  • ?Was there any material damage as a result of the explosion?

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  • An explosion occurred in the cables at the Ihlamurkuyu Station of the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line in Istanbul and smoke was created.
  • After the incident, fire brigades were dispatched, subway services were stopped and passengers were evacuated from the station.
  • Metro Istanbul explained the incident as a technical malfunction.

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