Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station
| Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station | |
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 Construction of the underground railway station |
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| Station statistics | |
| Connections | Buses from the Jerusalem Central Bus Station and light rail stop |
| Structure | Underground |
| Depth | 80m |
| Levels | 3 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Opened | Expected in 2018 |
Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station is a future railway station on the future high-speed railway to Jerusalem near Binyanei HaUma in Jerusalem, Israel. The station is currently under construction and will be mostly underground, 60–80 m deep. It is located adjacent to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station as well as next to a station of the Jerusalem Light Rail.
Construction of the station's foundations began in 2007, after the company Ramat beat Terre Armee, Ram Engineering and Linom in a tender to excavate the station's lower level and underground platforms at the cost of NIS 83 million.[1] Ramat's excavation was halted for an extended period of time due to financial problems at the company and was restarted in early 2010. As of January 2012, tenders for subsequent construction phases of the station's structure have yet to be published.
The station's total floorspace will be 26,000 m2,[1] and the length of the platforms will be 300 m.[2] The station is set to double as a shelter in case of a biological or chemical attack, being able to provide refuge for 5,000 people.[3]
[edit] External links
- Video of the construction site (December 2011).
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Israel Railways Beginning to Build the Railway Station in Jerusalem". Port2Port. December 24, 2008. http://port2port.co.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=64942&CategoryID=46&Year=2008&Month=12&Page=1. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ "Construction on Railway Station in Jerusalem to Start Soon". nrg Maariv. December 24, 2008. http://www.nrg.co.il/online/54/ART1/830/088.html?hp=54&loc=4&tmp=6473. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ Petersburg, Ofer (August 18, 2010). "Israel's 'Judgment Day' Shelters". Ynetnews. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3939140,00.html. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
Coordinates: 31°47′17.59″N 35°12′8.78″E / 31.7882194°N 35.2024389°E
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| Places |
| 1. Central Bus Station · 2. Railway station (planned) · 3. Mahane Yehuda Market · 4. Klal Center · 5. Ben Yehuda Street · 6. Nahalat Shiva · 7. Generali Building · 8. Safra Square / City Hall · 9. Old City · 10. Mamilla · 11. Jaffa Gate / Tower of David |
| Squares |
| A. Davidka Square · B. Zion Square · C. Tzahal Square · D. Safra Square |
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