Ben Gurion Airport Railway Station
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| Ben Gurion Airport Railway Station תחנת נתב"ג  Israel Railways |
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 Platform 1 of the airport train station at Terminal 3 |
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| Address |  Ben Gurion Airport, Israel |
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Ben Gurion Airport Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת נמל התעופה בן גוריון, Tahanat HaRakevet Nemal HaTe'ufa Ben Gurion) is a station on the Israel Railways lines between Tel Aviv (and points north) and Modi'in. The station serves Ben Gurion International Airport's Terminal 3, and was opened in 2004.[1]
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The rail journey from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv takes about fifteen minutes and costs 12.50 NIS. In the opposite direction, the rail journey to the Lod Railway Station also takes about 15 minutes. At Lod connections can be made to additional railway destinations south of the airport, such as Ashdod and Bet Shemesh. Over a million passengers used the line in 2005.[2] Another line from the station goes southeast to Modi'in. In December 2006 the station averaged 2710 passengers daily.
The station will also be a regular stop on the future Tel Aviv to Jerusalem high-speed rail line which is currently under construction. The Modi'in spur was opened fully in April 2008, but the Jerusalem link will only be operative in 2012.[3]
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 Double deck train on platform 2 at night. |
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[edit] References
- ^ Ben-Gurion Airport Station. Israel Railways. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Natbag Line (Hebrew). Israel Railways. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Afra, Orit. "Panacea or pain?", The Jerusalem Post, 2007-02-08. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
