Evaluation of The Passenger Areas of Underground Subway Stations In Terms of Visual Comfort: The Sample of Kad�k�y and Kartal Stations

Didem Aktop Maden¹, Erkan Avlar²
¹�stanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Rail Systems Department, Directorate of Anatolian Side Railway System
²Y�ld�z Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Building Science Department, Faculty Member

Nowadays, the rapid urbanization and the transportation problems caused by this, brought up public transportation systems and urban rail systems especially started to be preferred in metropolises. The type with the highest passenger capacity of the urban rail system is subways and the subways are mostly built underground. In this system, urban transportation is executed by underground stations and tunnels that connect different stations. Station structures are transformed into inefficient environments that are not desired to be used because they are difficult to use when user comfort is not provided, and they do not respond to user requirements. Thus, the passengers are adversely affected physically and psychologically. For this reason station constructions must be designed and applied in accordance with the comfort criteria to be used without problems. This study was limited by visual comfort criteria. In the study, Kad�k�y and Kartal Stations in Kad�k�y-Kaynarca/Tav�antepe Subway Line, which is the first metro of Istanbul�s Anatolian Side, were selected as the sampling stations. First of all, the visual comfort criteria of the underground subway stations are explained by examples in the world, then the visual comfort attributes of the selected subway stations are determined and these features are evaluated according to both the visual comfort criteria and the questionnaire study made by the users in both stations.

Keywords: Rail systems, subway, underground subway stations, visual comfort criteria

Yer Alt� Metro �stasyonlar�ndaki Yolculu Alanlar�n G�rsel Konfor A��s�ndan De�erlendirilmesi: Kad�k�y ve Kartal �stasyonlar� �rne�i

Didem Aktop Maden¹, Erkan Avlar²
¹�stanbul B�y�k�ehir Belediyesi, Rayl� Sistem Daire Ba�kanl��, Anadolu Yakas� Rayl� Sistem M�d�rl��
²Y�ld�z Teknik �niversitesi, Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Yap� Bilgisi Ana Bilim Dal�, ��retim �yesi

G�n�m�zde h�zl� kentle�me ve buna ba�l� olarak ortaya ��kan ula��m sorunlar� toplu ula��m sistemlerini g�ndeme getirmi� ve �zellikle metropollerde rayl� sistemler tercih edilmeye ba�lanm��t�r. Kent i�i rayl� sistemlerin en y�ksek yolcu kapasitesine sahip olan t�r� metrolard�r ve �o�unlukla yer alt�nda in�a edilmektedir. Kent i�i ula��m�n yer alt�ndaki istasyonlar ve istasyonlar� birbirine ba�layan t�nellerle ger�ekle�ti�i bu sistemde istasyon yap�lar�, kullan�c� konforu sa�lanmad��nda kullan�m� zorla�an, kullan�c� gereksinimlerine yan�t vermedi�i i�in kullan�lmak istenmeyen, yolcular�n fiziksel ve psikolojik olarak olumsuz etkilendikleri verimsiz ortamlara d�n��mektedir. Bu nedenle istasyon yap�lar�, sorunsuz bir �ekilde kullan�lmas� i�in konfor �l��tlerine uygun olarak tasarlanmal� ve uygulanmal�d�r. Bu �al��ma g�rsel konfor �l��tleriyle s�n�rland�r�lm��t�r. �al��mada, �stanbul�un Anadolu Yakas��n�n ilk metrosu olma �zelli�ini ta��yan Kad�k�y-Kaynarca/Tav�antepe Metro Hatt��ndaki Kad�k�y ve Kartal �stasyonlar� �rneklem istasyon olarak se�ilmi�tir. �al��ma kapsam�nda �ncelikle, yer alt� metro istasyonlar�ndaki yolculu alanlar�n g�rsel konfor �l��tleri d�nyadaki �rnekleriyle a��klanmakta, daha sonra �rneklem olarak se�ilen metro istasyonlar�n�n g�rsel konfor �zelikleri belirlenmekte ve bu �zellikler hem g�rsel konfor �l��tlerine hem de her iki istasyonda kullan�c�larla yap�lan anket �al��mas�na g�re de�erlendirilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Rayl� sistemler, metro, yer alt� metro istasyonu, g�rsel konfor �l��tleri

Didem Aktop Maden, Erkan Avlar. Evaluation of The Passenger Areas of Underground Subway Stations In Terms of Visual Comfort: The Sample of Kad�k�y and Kartal Stations. Megaron. 2017; 12(1): 13-26

Corresponding Author: Didem Aktop Maden, T�rkiye

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