Ashkelon Railway Station

Ashkelon תחנת רכבת אשקלון Israel Railways
On the Platform
Station statistics
Address	Ashkelon, Israel
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Other information
Accessible

Station layout diagram

The Ashkelon Railway Station is a railway station in Ashkelon, Israel. It's currently the southern terminus of the Binyamina–Tel Aviv–Ashkelon suburban line. A station has existed at the site since before the 1948 Arab-Israeli War when it was in service on the line to Egypt.

In 1992 suburban service to the Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station began. In 2002 it was decided to double-track the Ashdod–Ashkelon railway and extend the suburban service to Ashkelon. The new Ashkelon passenger station was opened in 2005.

The railway line south of the station is currently being extended to Beersheba, which will also enable rail service to the towns of Sderot, Ofakim and Netivot in the northern Negev. The new line is expected to be operational in 2015. North of the station, a new railway line being constructed between Rishon LeZion and Ashdod is scheduled for completion in 2013. This line will significantly shorten the travel time from Ashdod and Ashkelon to Tel Aviv.

Binyamina/Netanya - Rehovot/Ashkelon suburban line
Legend Binyamina Caesarea-Pardes Hanna Hadera Ma'arav Netanya Beit Yehoshua Herzliya to Hod Hasharon, Lod Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Savidor Central Tel Aviv HaShalom Tel Aviv HaHagana to Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan to Ben Gurion Airport, Modi'in Kfar Habad Lod to Be'er Sheva, Jerusalem Be'er Ya'akov to Rishon LeZion HaRishonim Rehovot Yavne Ashdod Ad Halom Ashkelon Source: Israel Rail Lines Map

Facilities

Facilities present at the station are:

• Payphone
• One ticket cashier
• Two ticket machines
• Parking lot
• Toilets

References

• Israel railways web site
• On the Platform - information website

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