Kiryat Gat railway station

The Kiryat Gat railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת קריית גת; Arabic: كريات جات) is an Israel Railways station in Kiryat Gat, situated on the Railway to Beersheba. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of Kiryat Gat. The station was first opened in July 1960, but was closed from 1979 to 1997.

Kiryat Gat קריית גת
Israel Railways
General information
Coordinates	31°36′12″N 34°46′40″E
Line(s)	Tel Aviv - Beersheba
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	100
History
Opened	July 1960
Closed	1979 to 1997
Rebuilt	1997
Passengers
2019	1,175,058
Rank	35 out of 68

The station is accessible by intracity bus routes 1, 2, 3, 4 (and their variants 11, 12, 13, 14) and regional bus routes 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70 and 251. All routes are operated by Dan BaDarom.

Train service

The station is open 24 hours a day, except on Saturdays. At peak times there are two trains per hour in each direction to and from Tel Aviv (and points north) and Be're Sheva, with a journey time of approximately half an hour to each city. Service then drops to one train per hour at off-peak times. Early morning trains to and from the station also stop at Ben Gurion International Airport.

References

• Israel railways web site

External links

• On the Platform - information website

Preceding station	Israel Railways			Following station
Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav towards Nahariya		Nahariya–Beersheba		Lehavim–Rahat towards Be'er Sheva–Center
Lod towards Karmiel		Karmiel–Beersheba		Be'er Sheva–North towards Be'er Sheva–Center