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.

To the north side of the station, connections to Metrobus service to Üsküdar, Levent and western Istanbul is available.

Another important building in the vicinity is the Kadıkoy Municipality Headquarters, located directly north of the station.

[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.