Tracks 2 Disabled access Yes Platforms in use 1 | Structure type Underground Opened 16 March 2014 | |
Owned by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Connections 36A, 36V, 37Y, 38B, 39B, 39Y, 77A, 86V, MR12 Address Kalenderhane Mahallesi, Şehzadebaşı Cd. No:22, 34134 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey Owner Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Similar Emniyet—Fatih, Topkapı—Ulubatlı, Beyazıt Square, Taksim, Yenikapı railway station | ||
Vezneciler is a station on the M2 line of the Istanbul Metro. The station is located under Şehzadebaşı Street and 16 Mart Şehitleri Street in the historical Fatih district of Istanbul. Opened on 16 March 2014, Vezneciler is the most recently opened station on the M2 line. During the inauguration the station was dedicated to Ottoman police officers who were killed during a conflict with British forces during the Occupation of Constantinople in 1920. Istanbul University's main campus, Beyazıt Square and the Şehzade Mosque are a few landmarks in the vicinity of the station. On 7 June 2016, a bomb reportedly targeting a police bus struck around this station.
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