Boğaziçi Üniversitesi station
metro station in İstanbul, Turkey
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, also named Rumeli Hisarüstü, is an underground rapid transit station on the M6 line of the Istanbul Metro. It is located in northeast Beşiktaş under Hisar Üstü Nispetiye Avenue. The station is named after the Boğaziçi University which is located right next to it.
Connection to the F4 funicular line is available to go to Aşiyan on the Bosphorus.
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