Bostancı station
M4 line · M8 line
Bostancı station — overview
Bostancı is stop 8 of 23 on the M4 line, a terminus of the M8 line. The M4 line and M8 line meet here, which makes it an interchange. İBB counted 8,081,261 passengers here in 2025, which puts it 19th of the 145 stations it counts.
Around the station
Bostancı station in numbers (2025)
Bostancı handled 1.29% of everything the counted network carried in 2025. Weekdays run 1.5× busier than weekends — a commuter station. Its busiest month was October. 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 8,081,261 passengers here in 2025 — 22,140 on an average day. Its busiest day was 19 May 2025, with 14,010. That is number 19 of the 145 stations İBB counts.
Bostancı is an interchange station on the Istanbul Metro, served by the M4 and M8 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.