Şişhane (Istanbul Metro)

Şişhane
Istanbul Metro rapid transit station
Station entrance on İstiklâl Caddesi.
Location	Meşrutiyet Cd., Evliya Çelebi Mah., 34421 Beyoğlu
Coordinates	41°01′40″N 28°58′21″E / 41.0278°N 28.9726°E / 41.0278; 28.9726Coordinates: 41°01′40″N 28°58′21″E / 41.0278°N 28.9726°E / 41.0278; 28.9726
Owned by	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Line(s)	M2
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Tünel at Beyoğlu Heritage tram
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	31 January 2009[1]
Electrified	750V DC Third rail
Services
Preceding station   Istanbul Metro   Following station Haliç toward Yenikapı Taksim toward Hacıosman

Şişhane is an underground station on the M2 line of the Istanbul Metro. The station is located under Meşrutiyet Street in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. Şişhane has an entrance to Istanbul's famous İstiklâl Caddesi as well as entrances to Kasımpaşa. An out-of-system connection is available to the historic Tünel funicular line as well as the T2 tram line. Many city buses that run along Tarlabaşı Boulevard are just a few blocks away from Şişhane's Kasımpaşa portal. Şişhane was opened on 31 January 2009 along with Atatürk Oto Sanayi on the northern part of the line. Between 2009-14 trains from Şişhane would operate as a shuttle to Taksim and back. When the M2 was extended south to Yenikapı in 2014, trains operated normally traversing the full line.

Layout

	Track 2	← toward Yenikapı
	Island platform
	Track 1	toward Hacıosman →

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