Be'er_Ya'akov_railway_station

Be'er Ya'akov railway station

Be'er Ya'akov railway station

Railway station in Israel

Be'er Ya'akov railway station is a railway station in the Israeli town of Be'er Ya'akov. The station is located at the southern end of the town, roughly 2 miles east of Ness Ziona and 2.5 miles south east of Rishon LeZion.

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History

The station originally opened in February 1918 and was named after the nearby British military headquarters as Bir as-Salim railway station,[2] and served regular passenger trains between El Kantara, Egypt and Haifa. When the 1948 Arab-Israeli War broke out, the passenger service at the station ceased for half a century.

Access

The station is served by Kavim bus routes 1, 2, and 247. The station is also served by regular share taxis that operating on route number 247. It also has 70 free parking spaces, and 8 equipped for the disabled.

Trains

The station serves suburban lines between Ashkelon, and Binyamina. Trains operate every day of the week, though not between sunset Friday and sunset Saturday (Jewish Sabbath).

References

  1. [1]
    "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
  2. [2]
    Vladimir Jabotinsky, Die jüdische Legion im Weltkrieg, Berlin: Jüdischer Verlag, 1930, p. 138.
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