Söğütlüçeşme railway station explained

Söğütlüçeşme
Style:TCDD
Style2:Marmaray
Address:Ziverbey Yolu, Zühütpaşa Mah., 34724
Borough:Kadıköy/Istanbul
Country:Turkey
Other: 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
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 island platform
Tracks:4
Parking:Parking lots on north and west sides
Opened:22 September 1872
Closed:2013-19
Rebuilt:1975-79, 2013-2018
Electrified:29 May 1969
25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead wire
Accessible:Yes
Code:1624
Owned:Turkish State Railways
Operator:TCDD Taşımacılık
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

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 1.46km (00.91miles) east from Haydarpaşa station, it is situated upon a viaduct with two island platforms with four tracks.

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

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 650m (2,130feet) 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
Metrobus

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Marmaray . Official Marmaray website . 17 March 2021.
  2. Koday . Saliha . 2000 . Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı . https://web.archive.org/web/20171118142108/http://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/198667 . dead . 2017-11-18 . tr . Türk Coğrafya Dergisi . 35 . 267 . Istanbul . 25 October 2017 .
  3. Web site: Söğütlüçeşme Viaduct . yuksel.net . 5 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Metrobüs Tarihçe. metrobus.iett.istanbul. tr. 4 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Evlendirme . Kadıköy Belediyesi . tr . 2012-02-11 .
  6. Web site: Istanbul Ulaşım . Istanbul Net . tr . 2012-02-11 .