Nahariya Railway Station
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Nahariya Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת נהריה, Taḥanat HaRakevet Nahariya) is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the city of Nahariya and the surrounding towns and villages.
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[edit] Location
The station is the most northern of all the active stations in Israel and thus is a terminus for the North-South coastal line. The Station is located on the Ga'aton Boulevard (Hebrew: שדרות הגעתון, Shderot HaGe'aton), Nahariya's main street along the Ga'aton River, near the main entrance to the city from the coastal highway and across the street from the city's central bus station.
[edit] History
The first regular passenger service at the station began during the British Mandate of Palestine, on July 1, 1945. The station was then serving the Haifa – Beirut line. The service was then suspended during Israel's War of Independence (1947-1949), and resumed on June 1950 with 2 daily trains to Haifa and back. This service was again discontinued two years later and was finally reinstated only in 1958. The railway connection to Beirut via Rosh HaNikra was never resumed after the end of the British Mandate.
The station underwent a complete reconstruction in the summer of 2001, which included an update to the present passenger station format of Israel Railways as well as the erection of a second platform, a modern station hall, a tunnel connecting the two platforms.
On September 9, 2001 the Nahariya Railway Station was the scene of a suicide bombing. The terror attack was executed, for the first time in the current conflict, by an Arab-Israeli who was sent by Hamas and detonated himself on the crowded platform, killing 3 Israelis and injuring 98.
Train service to the station was completely suspended, for the first time since 1952, on July 13, 2006, the day after the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict began, due to the Hezbollah rocket attacks on Nahariya. It was restored 32 days later, on August 14, two days after the ceasefire went into effect.
[edit] Design
The station consists of two side platforms with two parallel rail tracks running between them. The small station hall is located to the west of the rail tracks and a pedestrian tunnel connects the two platforms beneath the rail tracks. Because the station is a terminus for all trains arriving at it there is no directional designation for the platforms.
[edit] Train Service
Nahariya Railway Station is a station on the main North-South coastal line of Israel Railways (Nahariya – Haifa – Tel Aviv – Ben-Gurion Airport Inter-City Service). The station is situated to the north of Acre Railway Station and is the most northern of all the stations.
Timetable highlights:
- On weekdays the station is served by 29 southbound and 25 northbound Inter-City trains. First train departs at 01:02 and last train arrives at 01:35.
On Fridays and holiday eves the station is served by 22 southbound and 18 northbound trains. First train departs at 01:02 and last train arrives at 15:22.
- On Saturdays and holidays the station is served by 3 southbound and 5 northbound trains. First train departs at 19:24 and last train arrives at 22:58.
[edit] Public Transport Connections
Nahariya Railway Station is located across the street from Nahariya's central bus station, thus passenger can reach the station from almost every part of the region.
Sherut Taxis (share taxis) stop on the main highway (Highway 4), just outside the station.
[edit] Facilities
- Payphone
- Ticket cashier
- Ticket machine
- Buffet
- Parking lot
- Toilet
- Shopping facilities
- Taxi station
[edit] External links
| Previous station | Israel Railways | Next station | ||
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| Terminus | Nahariya – Haifa – Tel Aviv – Ben-Gurion Airport Inter-City Service | To: Ben-Gurion Airport Akko (Acre) |
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