Beit Shemesh Railway Station

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Beit Shemesh Railway Station תחנת הרכבת בית שמש Israel Railways

Address	Beit Shemesh, Israel
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Opened	September, 2003

Beit Shemesh Railway Station is a railway station in Beit Shemesh, Israel on the Kfar Saba – Jerusalem line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh. After being closed several times, it was most recently re-opened on 13 September 2003, having existed at the same location for close to a century on the railway line from Jaffa to Jerusalem originally built in the late 19th century during Ottoman rule.^[1] The station consists of three platforms.

Although Beit Shemesh is on an inter-city railway line, the trains are operated by the Suburban Division of Israel Railways. There is hourly train service.

Previous station	Israel Railways			Next station
Towards: Kfar Saba Sokolov Ramla		Kfar Saba - Tel Aviv - Beit Shemesh Suburban Service		Terminus
Terminus		Beit Shemesh – Jerusalem Service		Towards: Jerusalem Malha Biblical Zoo

[edit] References

^ Friedman, Jane. "SLOW TRAIN TO JERUSALEM", The New York Times, August 7, 1983. Accessed September 23, 2007. "Built in 1892 by the French during the Turkish reign, the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem line is one of the few early Middle East train lines to have survived the effects of wars and sands."