Kiryat Gat Railway Station

Coordinates: 31°36′12″N 34°46′40″E / 31.60333°N 34.77778°E / 31.60333; 34.77778

Qiryat Gat Railway Station תחנת הרכבת קריית גת كريات جات

Line(s)	Tel Aviv - Beersheba
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	100
History
Opened	July 1960
Closed	1979 to 1997
Rebuilt	1997
Traffic

Passengers (2009)	650,000 10%

Kiryat Gat Railway Station is a station on the Israel Railways lines between Tel Aviv (and points north) and Be'er Sheva, serving Kiryat Gat. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of Kiryat Gat. The station was first opened in July 1960, but was closed from 1979 to 1997. In December 2006 the station served a daily average of 1850 passengers.

The station is accessible by intracity bus lines 1, 1-alef, 2-alef, 3-alef, 4 and 4-alef, and the regional bus line 011 that runs between Kiryat Gat and Shekef. All routes are operated by Egged Ta'avura.

Train service

The station is open 24 hours a day, except on Saturdays. At peak times there are two trains per hour in each direction to and from Tel Aviv (and points north) and Be're Sheva, with a journey time of approximately half an hour to each city. Service then drops to one train per hour at off-peak times. Early morning trains to and from the station also stop at Ben Gurion International Airport.