Söğütlüçeşme railway station

Söğütlüçeşme railway station (Turkish: Söğütlüçeşme İstasyonu) is a railway station in the Kadıköy district of İstanbul, 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.
LocationZiverbey Yolu, Zühütpaşa Mah., 34724
Kadıköy/Istanbul
Turkey
Coordinates40.9906°N 29.0377°E / 40.9906; 29.0377
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Platforms2 island platform
Tracks4
Connections Metrobus at Söğütlüçeşme
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingParking lots on north and west sides
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code1624
History
Opened22 September 1872
Closed2013-19
Rebuilt1975-79, 2013-2018
Electrified29 May 1969
25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead wire
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
Yüksek Hızlı Tren
toward Ankara
toward Konya
Ankara Express
toward Ankara
toward Halkalı
Marmaray
toward Gebze
Former services
Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station
Terminus
Capital Express
toward Ankara
Republic Express
Fatih Express
Boğaziçi Express
Anatolian Express
Ankara Express
Eskişehir Express
toward Eskişehir
Sakarya Express
Adapazarı Express
toward Adapazarı
Terminus
Haydarpaşa suburban
toward Gebze

Söğütlüçeşme station is expected to reopen on 10 March 2019, along with entire Marmaray commuter line.[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 İstanbul is available. The historic Kadıköy city center is located 650 m (2,130 ft) west of the station. Şükrü Saraçoğlu 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

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
  • The station prior to reconstruction.
  • View of the station street-side.
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References
  1. "İstanbul banliyö hattı 2018 sonunda bitiyor". cnnturk.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  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.
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