Be'er Sheva–North railway station

31°15′42″N 34°48′33″E / 31.2618°N 34.8092°E / 31.2618; 34.8092

Be'er Sheva–North

באר שבע – צפון
Israel Railways
General information
LocationHaharoshet St
Owned byIsrael Railways
Line(s)
Platforms3
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened29 March 1956; 68 years ago (1956-03-29)
Rebuilt2005
Passengers
20192,308,782[1]
Rank20 out of 68

Be'er Sheva–North railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת באר שבע – צפון, Takhanat HaRakevet Be-er Sheva Tzafon) (also known as the University Train Station) is an Israel Railways station in Beersheba. It is a stop on the intercity line from Tel Aviv and the terminus of the Beersheba–Dimona branch line.

The station is located on HaHaroshet Street and is connected to the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev by Mexico Bridge, a covered pedestrian walkway. Another covered pedestrian bridge from the station leads to the technology office park located across the rail yard to the north.

The station complex also includes a large rail yard and a rolling stock maintenance depot.

History

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After the closure of the old Turkish station and railroad south of the town in 1927, the Railway to Beersheba mainly served the phosphate and other mineral industries in the Negev. The first passenger train station at the site opened on March 29, 1956.[2] Between then and the opening of Be'er Sheva Center in 2000 it was the only active railway station in Beersheba.

In 2002, it was decided to move the passenger terminal at Be'er Sheva North 350 meters northwards to a new building nearby the university and an additional island platform was built.[3] The new Be'er Sheva North passenger terminal opened in 2005.

Until the mid-2000s, the station complex also included a freight rail terminal which was closed when the freight terminal in Ne'ot Hovav opened.

Train service

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Station layout
Nahariya–Beersheba line
 
Nahariya
 
Akko
 
 
 
Kiryat Motzkin
 
Kiryat Haim
 
 
 
HaMifratz Central    
 
Haifa Center–HaShmona    
 
Haifa–Bat Galim
 
Haifa–Hof HaCarmel  
 
 
 
Herzliya
 
 
 
Tel Aviv–University
 
Tel Aviv–Savidor Central    
 
Tel Aviv–HaShalom
 
Tel Aviv–HaHagana
 
 
 
 
 
Lod
 
 
 
Ramla
 
 
 
Mazkeret Batya
 
Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav
 
Kiryat Gat
 
Lehavim–Rahat
 
 
 
Be'er Sheva–North
 
 
 
Be'er Sheva–Center
Preceding station   Israel Railways Following station
Lehavim–Rahat
towards Nahariya
Nahariya–Beersheba Be'er Sheva–Center
Terminus
Kiryat Gat
towards Karmiel
Karmiel–Beersheba
Ofakim
towards Binyamina
Binyamina–Beersheba
Ofakim
towards Ashkelon
Ashkelon–Beersheba
Terminus Beersheba–Dimona Dimona
Terminus

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
  2. ^ Beersheba North Archived December 20, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Chicago events