Be'er Sheva–Center railway station

Be'er Sheva–Center railway station is an Israel Railways terminal in Beersheba. It is located on Yitzhak Ben-Zvi street next to the city's central bus station and HaNegev Mall.[2] It is one of two railway stations serving the city, the other being Be'er Sheva–North, located near the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Be'er Sheva–Center

באר שבע – מרכז
Israel Railways
Be'er Sheva Merkaz station entrance
General information
LocationIsrael 8 Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Street, Beersheba.
Line(s)
  • Nahariya-Haifa-Tel Aviv-Lod-Beersheba
  • Rosh HaAyin-Tel Aviv-Rishon LeZion-Ashkelon-Beersheba
Platforms5
Tracks4
Construction
Parking300
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 20, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-09-20)
Passengers
20193,562,792[1]
Rank10 out of 68

Design

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The station building is located in the north end of the platforms. As of 2021, the station consists of three platforms (two side platforms and an island platform) serving a total of four tracks. Construction works are expected to be completed in 2022 that will convert the eastern side platform to an island platform which will serve a fifth track at the station. The works will also add an additional public entrance to the station from the southeast.

Space also exists to add an additional passenger platform on the western side of the station in the future.

Services

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As of the Fall 2015 schedule there are three trains in each direction per hour between Be'er Sheva Center and central Israel during most hours of the day. Two of these trains use the Railway to Beersheba with a travel time of between 1hr 5mins and 1hr 15mins (depending on the stops along the route) to Tel Aviv HaHagana Railway Station, with some continuing as far north as Nahariya. The other train serving the station uses the Ashkelon–Beersheba railway and the Coastal railway with a travel time between 1hr 30mins and 1hr 45mins to Tel Aviv HaHagana via Ashkelon and Rishon LeZion. These trains then terminate in Hod HaSharon.

Station lines

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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
Herzliya–
Ashkelon line
 
Herzliya
 
 
Future link to
Binyamina
 
 
Ra'anana–West
 
Ra'anana–South
 
 
Hod HaSharon–Sokolov
 
Kfar Saba–Nordau
 
Rosh HaAyin–North
 
 
 
Petah Tikva–Segula
 
Petah Tikva–Kiryat Aryeh  
 
Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal
 
 
 
Tel Aviv–University
 
Tel Aviv–Savidor Central    
 
Tel Aviv–HaShalom
 
Tel Aviv–HaHagana
 
 
 
Holon Junction
 
Holon–Wolfson
 
Bat Yam–Yoseftal
 
Bat Yam–Komemiyut
 
Rishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan
 
Yavne–West
 
 
 
Ashdod–Ad Halom
 
Ashkelon
 

See also

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31°14′36″N 34°47′54″E / 31.243288°N 34.798443°E / 31.243288; 34.798443

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
  2. ^ "Beersheba Center Station Page". Israel Railways (in Hebrew). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
Preceding station   Israel Railways Following station
Be'er Sheva–North
towards Nahariya
Nahariya–Beersheba Terminus
Be'er Sheva–North
towards Karmiel
Karmiel–Beersheba
Be'er Sheva–North
towards Binyamina
Binyamina–Beersheba
Be'er Sheva–North
towards Ashkelon
Ashkelon–Beersheba