Istanbul Metro Lines Model

About the Istanbul Metro Lines Model

An Istanbul Metro Lines Model turns the city’s rail network into a single readable object laid out on the city plan, rather than a collection of separate stations. Istanbul Metro’s first line, M1, opened on 3 September 1989. Today the network has 11 lines, about 265 km long, with 169 stations, and more lines are under construction.

The most effective way to explain a growing network is to show it together with the urban fabric it serves. MiniatureArt’s Istanbul Metro Lines Model presents the network and station connections on the city plan at scale. Viewers can quickly understand how the lines link the two sides of the city, where transfer points cluster and which districts the network reaches.

For city-scale models, MiniatureArt builds a solid base from durable polyurethane and resin materials and works topography and building fabric by hand painting. Illuminated systems, in which each line can light up in its own colour, make the network far easier to read and add an interactive dimension to presentations. Models like this are powerful communication tools for municipal departments, transport fairs, museums and planning meetings. For the network’s history, read more about the Istanbul Metro on Wikipedia.

If you would like a closer look at one of the network’s most important hubs, our Yenikapi Metro Station Model page shows the underground layers of a transfer centre in detail.

MiniatureArt delivers high quality craftsmanship at reasonable prices even on large city-scale projects, and we stand behind our work. If you need an Istanbul Metro Lines Model or a model to present your own transport network or planning project, contact us and we will define the scope together and prepare a suitable quote.