Söğütlüçeşme railway station () is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

in the

Kadıköy Kadıköy () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district on the Asian side of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 467,919 (2023). It is a large and populous area in the Asian si ...

district of

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. Up until 2013, the station was serviced by commuter trains as well as regional and intercity trains. Söğütlüçeşme was closed down on 19 June 2013 for the rehabilitation and expansion of the railway for the new

Marmaray Marmaray () is a commuter rail line located in Istanbul, Turkey. The line runs from Halkalı, on the European side, to Gebze, on the Asian side, along the north shore of the Sea of Marmara. Mostly using the right-of-way of two existing com ...

commuter rail system. Located east from

Haydarpaşa station Haydarpaşa is a locality within the Kadıköy and Üsküdar districts on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. Haydarpaşa is named after Ottoman Vizier Haydar Pasha. The place, on the coast of Sea of Marmara, borders to Harem in the northwest and ...

, it is situated upon a viaduct with two

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

s with four tracks. Söğütlüçeşme station reopened on March 12, 2019 along with the rest of the Marmaray project until Gebze.

History

The original station was opened in 1872 by the

Ottoman government The Ottoman Empire developed over the years as a despotism with the Sultan as the supreme ruler of a centralized government that had an effective control of its provinces, officials and inhabitants. Wealth and rank could be inherited but were ...

, as part of a railway from

İzmit İzmit () is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 480 km2, and its population is 376,056 (2022). The capital of Kocaeli Province, it is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea ...

. This station was located just north of the actual one at ground level. The station, along with the railway, was sold to the

Ottoman Anatolian Railway The Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie (, ), founded on 4 October 1888, was a railway company that operated in the Ottoman Empire.Turkish State Railways The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey (), abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible for the ownership and maintenance of railways in Turkey, as well as the planning and construction of new lines. TCDD ...

. Söğütlüçeşme station became a stop on the

Haydarpaşa suburban Haydarpaşa is a locality within the Kadıköy and Üsküdar districts on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. Haydarpaşa is named after Ottoman Vizier Haydar Pasha. The place, on the coast of Sea of Marmara, borders to Harem in the northwest and ...

in 1951 and was electrified in 1969. The current station was built between 1975 and 1979 and opened in 1985. In 2009 the Istanbul Metrobus was extended from

Zincirlikuyu Zincirlikuyu is a quarter of the Şişli district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. Part of Esentepe neighborhood, it is situated on a hilltop on the district border to Beşiktaş in the east. Having undergone redevelopment in recent years ...

to Söğütlüçeşme, making Söğütlüçeşme became the first station on the Haydarpaşa suburban to be connected to the rest of Istanbul's public transport network.

Vicinity

Söğütlüçeşme station is located above Söğütlüçeşme park. To the north side of the station, connections to Metrobus service to

Üsküdar Üsküdar () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 35 km2, and its population is 524,452 (2022). It is a large and densely populated district on the Anatolian (Asian) shore of the Bosphorus. It is border ...

Levent Levent is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,911 (2022). It is one of the main business districts of Istanbul located on the European side of the city. It is situated ...

and western Istanbul is available. The historic Kadıköy city center is located west of the station.

Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium The Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (), known for sponsorship reasons as Ülker Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex (), or simply Ülker Stadium, is a football stadium located in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul Istanbu ...

, where Fenerbahçe S.K. plays, is situated directly southeast. Another important building in the vicinity is the Kadıkoy Municipality Headquarters, located directly north of the station. Alongside to the east of the station, the wedding hall building of the district Kadıköy is situated. The neighborhoods surrounding Söğütlüçeşme station are Acıbadem to the northwest, Hasanpaşa directly north, Fikirtepe and Eğitim to the northeast,

Zühtüpaşa Zühtüpaşa is a neighborhood (''mahalle'') in the district of Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. Description Zühtüpaşa is bordered on the north by the Kadıköy neighborhoods of Osmanağa, Hasanpaşa, and Eğitim, on the east by the Kadıköy ne ...

to the southeast,

Osmanağa Osmanağa is a neighborhood (''mahalle'') in the district of Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. Description Osmanağa is one of the central neighborhoods of Kadıköy, located at the intersection of important land and sea transportation networks. It is ...

and Caferağa (Kadıköy city center) directly south and Rasimpaşa to the southwest.

Layout

Public transport connections

Following public transportation lines serve the railway station: ; Bus system ;

Metrobus Metrobus may refer to: Transport services Bus Rapid Transit *MetroBus (Bristol), a bus rapid transit system in Bristol, England, United Kingdom *Metrobus (Buenos Aires), a bus rapid transit system in Buenos Aires, Argentina *Metrobus (Istanbul), a ...

* 34A Söğütlüçeşme–Edirnekapı * 34G Söğütlüçeşme–(Tüyap)Beylikdüzü (Only Night)(G = Gece = Night) * 34Z Söğütlüçeşme–Zincirlikuyu

Gallery

Sogutlucesme station.JPG, The station prior to reconstruction Sögütlücesme station.jpg, View of the station street-side (2011) CAF Siemens.jpg, Turkish CAF and Siemens HSR sets together (2024)

References

External links

Söğütlüçeşme station info

Adapazarı regional train timetables

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