ground ▁fun icular ▁in ▁Ist an bul , ▁Turkey . ▁It ▁serves ▁the ▁F 1 ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Ist an bul ▁met ro ▁which ▁ ▁connect s ▁the ▁hub s ▁at ▁Tak sim ▁Square ▁and ▁Kab ata ş , ▁Ist an bul . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁fun icular ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Do ppel may r ▁Gar av enta ▁Group ▁and ▁opened ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁fun icular ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁Metro ▁ İ stan bul ▁company , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Ist an bul ▁Metropolitan ▁Municip ality . ▁The ▁ride ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁line ▁takes ▁ 2 . 5 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁the ▁daily ▁rid ership ▁was ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁passengers ▁between ▁the ▁operating ▁hours ▁from ▁ 6 : 1 5 ▁to ▁ 0 : 0 0 , ▁daily ▁number ▁of ▁tri ps ▁were ▁ 1 9 5 , ▁with ▁a ▁head way ▁of ▁ 3 ▁minutes ▁during ▁peak ▁hours . ▁ ▁St ations ▁ ▁Tak sim ▁( trans fer ▁to : ▁M 2 , ▁T 2 ) ▁ ▁Kab ata ş ▁( trans fer ▁to : ▁T 1 , ▁ İ DO ) ▁( f uture ▁transfer ▁to : ▁M 7 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Ist an bul ▁T ün el ▁fun icular ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁fun icular ▁rail ways ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : F unic ular ▁rail ways ▁in ▁Turkey ▁F 1 ▁Category : R ail way ▁lines ▁opened ▁in