Yenikapı Ferry Terminal

The Yenikapı Ferry Terminal (Turkish: Yenikapı Feribot Terminali) or Yenikapı Pier (Turkish: Yenikapı İskelesi) is a ferry terminal in Fatih, Istanbul, located along Kennedy Avenue on the Marmara Sea. It is used by İDO as a hub and is the largest ferry terminal in Istanbul. İDO operates several ferry routes from Yenikapı to destinations within Istanbul as well as across the Marmara Sea.[2]

Yenikapı Terminal
Location	Kennedy Cd., Nişanca Mah., 34130 Fatih/Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates	41.0020°N 28.9564°E
Operated by	İDO
Line(s)	Yenikapı-Bandırma Yenikapı-Bursa Yenikapı-Yalova Kadıköy-Armutlu-Bursa Kadıköy-Bursa Bostancı-Avşa Bostancı-Esenköy Bostancı-Bakırköy
Connections	Istanbul Metro at Yenikapı TCDD Taşımacılık at Yenikapı İETT Bus:[1] 71AT, 72YT, 81, BN1, BN2, BN3
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1989
Services
Preceding station   İDO   Following station Bandırma Terminus Yenikapı-Bandırma Fast Ferry Terminus Bursa Terminus Yenikapı-Bursa Fast Ferry Armutlu T.K. toward Bursa Kadıköy-Armutlu-Bursa Kadıköy Terminus Bursa Terminus Kadıköy-Bursa Marmara toward Avşa Bostancı-Avşa Bostancı Terminus Avcılar toward Avşa Bostancı-Avşa Summers only Çınarcık toward Esenköy Bostancı-Esenköy Terminus Yenikapı-Yalova Fast Ferry Bostancı toward Yalova
Former services Preceding station   İDO   Following station Bakırköy Terminus Bostancı-Bakırköy Kadıköy toward Bostancı
Location
Yenikapı Terminal Location within Istanbul

The terminal opened in 1989, when İDO began operating ferry service within Istanbul, and was expanded in the mid-2000s.[3] The terminal is located in south-central Fatih, within the Nişanca neighborhood, on the city's historic peninsula. Connections to the Istanbul Metro and Marmaray commuter rail service is available at the Yenikapı Transfer Center, which opened in 2013.

Overview

The terminal is located near the ancient site of the Harbour of Eleutherios, one of the main ports of Constantinople. Adjacent to the terminal, on the west side, is Yenikapı Square; a 673,000 m² (7,240,000 sq ft) artificial park used for political rallies. On the east side of the terminal is the western/European portal of the trans-Bosporus Eurasia Tunnel to Kadıköy.

The terminal itself consists of a main terminal building, a small square with cafes and shops, two parking lots, and a total of 10 ferry slips, four of them for car ferries. The terminal building contains ticket booths, waiting areas and a TAV Primeclass lounge along with cafes and rent-a-car service.

The total area of the Yenikapı Terminal spans around 50,127 m² (539,560 sq ft).

Services

İDO operates eight ferry routes to a total of 13 destinations, three of them in Istanbul. Of these eight routes, three of them are fast-ferry routes, where passenger may bring their automobiles with them. Connection to TCDD Taşımacılık intercity rail service is available in Bandırma, offering a connection from Istanbul to İzmir. Before the opening of the Osman Gazi Bridge, some intercity bus operates used the ferry from Bandırma to Yenikapı on their İzmir to Istanbul service.

References

1. "Yenikapı Sahil - Duraktan Geçen Hatlar" (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
2. "2017 Sonbahar Tarifesi". ido.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
3. "Geçmişten Günümüze İDO". ido.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 December 2017.