World · Middle East · 1 hr ago
Cable explosion disrupts Istanbul metro services
A cable explosion disrupted Istanbul’s M5 metro line at Ihlamurkuyu station.
The line connects Üsküdar and Sultanbeyli, on Istanbul’s Asian side.
Smoke spread through the station after the cables burst.
Metro services were stopped, and staff evacuated waiting passengers.
The disruption also caused crowding at some stations.
Trains now run on two separate sections, between Üsküdar and Çakmak, and between İmam Hatip Lisesi and Sultanbeyli.
An explosion in cables at Ihlamurkuyu station disrupted services on Istanbul’s M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli metro line.
Smoke spread through the station after the explosion, and firefighters were sent to the scene.
Metro services were stopped, and passengers waiting at the station were evacuated by staff.
Metro Istanbul said trains were operating only between Üsküdar and Çakmak, and between İmam Hatip Lisesi and Sultanbeyli.
Crowding was reported at Ihlamurkuyu and at some other stations on the line.
- Who
- Passengers on the M5 metro line and Metro Istanbul.
- What
- An explosion in cables caused smoke and disrupted metro services.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Ihlamurkuyu station on Istanbul’s M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli line.
- Why
- A technical fault caused by an explosion in the cables.
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Smoke spread through Ihlamurkuyu station, and firefighters were sent to the scene.
Metro services were stopped and passengers at the station were evacuated.
Metro Istanbul announced that services were running on two separate sections of the line.
- Line
- M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli
- Station
- Ihlamurkuyu
- Service section 1
- Üsküdar-Çakmak
- Service section 2
- İmam Hatip Lisesi-Sultanbeyli
What people are saying
M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line services are operating between Üsküdar-Çakmak and İmam Hatip Lisesi-Sultanbeyli stations due to a technical fault.
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