Aksaray station
M1A line · M1B line
Aksaray station — overview
Aksaray is stop 2 of 18 on the M1A line, stop 2 of 13 on the M1B line. The M1A line and M1B line meet here, which makes it an interchange. İBB counted 6,421,042 passengers here in 2025, which puts it 27th of the 145 stations it counts.
Around the station
Aksaray station in numbers (2025)
Aksaray handled 1.02% of everything the counted network carried in 2025. Weekdays run 1.3× busier than weekends. Its busiest month was March. İBB Open Data Portal — "Rail Systems Station-Based Passenger and Journey Counts", 2025 data (updated on the portal on 3 February 2026).
Frequently asked questions
The first trains generally depart around 6:00 AM, and the last trains run until roughly midnight. On Friday and Saturday nights, some lines run 24 hours as part of the “Night Metro.” Exact times vary by station, so check metro.istanbul before you head out.
İBB’s open data counted 6,421,042 passengers here in 2025 — 17,592 on an average day. Its busiest day was 21 March 2025, with 26,839. That is number 27 of the 145 stations İBB counts.
Aksaray is an interchange station on the Istanbul Metro, served by the M1A and M1B lines. See the line pages for the full stop list and journey times.
A single ride with an İstanbulkart costs ₺46.20; transfers made within 90 minutes get progressively cheaper (the first transfer is ₺31.27, and each one after that costs even less). The student fare is ₺22.55. You can buy and top up an İstanbulkart at the ticket machines in the station.
Folding bicycles and strollers are allowed on the metro; standard bicycles may be subject to restrictions during peak hours. On the driverless lines with platform screen doors, boarding with a stroller is easy and safe.