Be'er Sheva North railway station

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.

Be'er Sheva North
Israel Railways
LocationHaharoshet St
Owned byIsrael Railways
Line(s)
Platforms3
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened29 March 1956 (1956-03-29)
Rebuilt2005
Passengers
20192.3 million

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

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.[1] 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.[2] 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

Station layout
Nahariya–Beersheba line
Nahariya
Akko
Kiryat Motzkin
Kiryat Haim
HaMifrats Central
Haifa Central HaShmona
Haifa Bat Galim
Haifa Hof HaCarmel
to Kfar Sava
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 Central


Preceding station   Israel Railways   Following station
Kiryat Gat
towards Karmiel
  Karmiel – Beersheba line
Inter-City Service
  Be'er Sheva Center
Terminus
Lehavim-Rahat
towards Nahariya
  Nahariya–Beersheba line
Inter-City Service
  Be'er Sheva Center
Terminus
Ofakim
towards Rosh HaAyin North
  Rosh HaAyin – Be'er Sheva line
Suburban Service
  Be'er Sheva Center
Terminus
Terminus   Dimona – Be'er Sheva line
Inter-City Service
  Dimona
Terminus

References

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