Netivot railway station
The Netivot railway station is a railway station situated in the western outskirts of Netivot, Israel. It is located on the Ashkelon–Beersheba railway between Sderot and Ofakim. A bus terminal is located adjacent to the station.
Netivot תחנת הרכבת נתיבות | |
|---|---|
| Israel Railways | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Eli Sinai St., Netivot |
| Coordinates | 31.4110°N 34.5719°E |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | 264 spaces |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | February 15, 2015 |
| Passengers | |
| 2019 | 970,450[1] |
| Rank | 38 out of 68 |
On the 12th of April 2011, the cornerstone of the station was laid in the presence of the Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu and the Minister of Transportation, Yisrael Katz.[2] Due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict the original 2014 opening date was postponed to the 15th of February 2015.[3]
References
- "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
- "טקס הנחת אבן פינה להקמת תחנת רכבת התקיים בנתיבות" [The cornerstone laying ceremony was held for the Netivot station]. Walla! (in Hebrew). 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- "מיום ראשון הקרוב - מסילת הרכבת מתחברת לעיר נתיבות" [From Sunday - A railway line will connect to Netivot]. Calcalist (in Hebrew). 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
External links
Media related to Netivot train station at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station |  Israel Railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sderot towards Binyamina |
Binyamina–Beersheba | Ofakim towards Be'er Sheva Center | ||
| Sderot towards Ashkelon |
Ashkelon–Beersheba | |||
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