Söğütlüçeşme railway station

Söğütlüçeşme railway station (Turkish: Söğütlüçeşme İstasyonu) is a railway station in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. 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 commuter rail system. Located 1.46 km (0.91 mi) east from Haydarpaşa station, it is situated upon a viaduct with two island platforms with four tracks.

Söğütlüçeşme
Söğütlüçeşme station after reconstruction.
General information
Location	Ziverbey Yolu, Zühütpaşa Mah., 34724 Kadıköy/Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates	40.9906°N 29.0377°E / 40.9906; 29.0377
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Marmaray   Yüksek Hızlı Tren   Ankara Express
Platforms	2 island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	Metrobus at Söğütlüçeşme İETT Bus: 2, 8E, 9K, 10B, 10E, 10G, 14AK, 14B, 14CE, 14ES, 14Y, 14ÇK, 14ŞB, 15SK, 15YK, 15ÇK, 17, 17L, 19ES, 19F, 19K, 19M, 19S, 19Y, 20D, 20K, ER1, ER2,FB1, FB2, GZ1, GZ2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Parking lots on north and west sides
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	1624
History
Opened	22 September 1872
Closed	2013-19
Rebuilt	1975-79, 2013-2018
Electrified	29 May 1969 25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead wire
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station Bakırköy towards Istanbul Halkalı Yüksek Hızlı Tren Bostancı towards Ankara Bostancı towards Karaman Ankara Express Bostancı towards Ankara Ayrılık Çeşmesi towards Halkalı Marmaray Feneryolu towards Gebze
Former services Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station Istanbul Terminus Capital Express Bostancı towards Ankara Republic Express Fatih Express Boğaziçi Express Anatolian Express Ankara Express Eskişehir Express Bostancı towards Eskişehir Sakarya Express Adapazarı Express Erenköy towards Adapazarı Haydarpaşa Terminus Haydarpaşa suburban Kızıltoprak towards Gebze

Söğütlüçeşme station reopened on March 12, 2019 along with the rest of the Marmaray project until Gebze.^[1]

History

The original station was opened in 1872 by the Ottoman government, as part of a railway from Kadıköy to İzmit.^[2] 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 (CFOA) in 1880. The CFOA operated the railway until 1924, when it was bought by the Turkish government and eventually taken over by the Turkish State Railways. Söğütlüçeşme station became a stop on the Haydarpaşa suburban in 1951 and was electrified in 1969.

The current station was built between 1975 and 1979 and opened in 1985.^[3] In 2009 the Istanbul Metrobus was extended from Zincirlikuyu to Söğütlüçeşme, making Söğütlüçeşme became the first station on the Haydarpaşa suburban to be connected to the rest of Istanbul's public transport network.^[4]

Vicinity

E43009 leads an eastbound intercity train into Sögütlücesme station.

Söğütlüçeşme station is located above Söğütlüçeşme park. To the north side of the station, connections to Metrobus service to Üsküdar, Levent and western Istanbul is available. The historic Kadıköy city center is located 650 m (2,130 ft) west of the station. Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, 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.^[5]

The neighborhoods surrounding Söğütlüçeşme station are Acıbadem to the northwest, Hasanpaşa directly north, Fikirtepe and Eğitim to the northeast, Zühtüpaşa to the southeast, Osmanağa and Caferağa (Kadıköy city center) directly south and Rasimpaşa to the southwest.

Layout

Track 1
Island platform
Track 2
Track 3
Island platform
Track 4

Public transport connections

Following public transportation lines serve the railway station:^[6]

Bus system

• 14B Kadıköy–Birlik Mahallesi
• 14ÇK Kadıköy–Ş. Şahinbey Mahallesi
• 14ES Kadıköy–Esenşehir
• 14ŞB Kadıköy–Ş. Şahinbey Mahallesi
• 19ES Kadıköy–Esenşehir Mahallesi
• 20D Kadıköy–Yenişehir-Dudullu
• 21Y Kadıköy–Yenisahra-Batı Ataşehir
• ER1 Kadıköy–Erenköy Ring
• FB1 Kadıköy–Fenerbahçe Ring
• GZ1 Kadıköy–Göztepe

Metrobus

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

Gallery

• 
  The station prior to reconstruction
• 
  View of the station street-side (2011)
• 
  Turkish CAF and Siemens HSR sets together (2024)

References

1. "About Marmaray". Official Marmaray website. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
2. Koday, Saliha (2000). "Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı". Türk Coğrafya Dergisi (in Turkish). No. 35. Istanbul. p. 267. Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
3. "Söğütlüçeşme Viaduct". yuksel.net. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
4. "Metrobüs Tarihçe". metrobus.iett.istanbul (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
5. "Evlendirme" (in Turkish). Kadıköy Belediyesi. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
6. "Istanbul Ulaşım" (in Turkish). Istanbul Net. Retrieved 2012-02-11.

External links

• Söğütlüçeşme station info
• Adapazarı regional train timetables
• Eastbound Haydarpaşa commuter service
• Westbound Haydarpaşa commuter service