The Lehavim–Rahat railway station is a station on the Israel Railways lines between Tel Aviv (and points north) and Beersheba, located near Lehavim Junction. The station was opened on June 23, 2007. It serves the suburb of Lehavim and the Bedouin city of Rahat.[2]
Lehavim–Rahat תחנת הרכבת להבים - רהט | |
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| Israel Railways | |
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 31°22′11″N 34°47′53″E / 31.3698°N 34.7981°E |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 June 2007 |
| Passengers | |
| 2019 | 438,867[1] |
| Rank | 54 out of 68 |
The station was briefly renamed to Lehavim Railway Station, or Lehavim Center Railway Station,[3] although Rahat was added back to the name after a campaign led by Rahat's mayor, Talal al-Karnawi.
Station lines edit
References edit
- ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
- ^ Lehavim - Rahat station information Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ news report
External links edit
| Preceding station |  Israel Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Kiryat Gat towards Nahariya
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Nahariya–Beersheba | Be'er Sheva North towards Be'er Sheva Center
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