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Beit She'an–David Levy railway station

Coordinates: 32°30′58.3″N 35°29′17.9″E / 32.516194°N 35.488306°E / 32.516194; 35.488306
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Beit She'an
תחנת בית שאן
File:Israel train logo.pngIsrael Railways
General information
LocationNorthern entrance to Beit She'an off Highway 71.
Coordinates32°30′58.3″N 35°29′17.9″E / 32.516194°N 35.488306°E / 32.516194; 35.488306
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking294 free spaces (14 handicap)
Bicycle facilities32 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1904
Closed1948
Rebuilt2016

The Beit She'an Railway Station is an Israel Railways terminal situated at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley railway, serving Beit She'an and the surrounding communities.[1] It includes a freight rail yard and a passenger station with two side platforms (with the possibility of converting the far side platform to an island platform in the future), connected by a passenger hall located below the platforms. The station is served by 1–2 trains per hour terminating at the Atlit Railway Station via Afula and Haifa.

A railway station first opened at the site in 1904 during the Ottoman era and operated until 1948. With the closure of the Jezreel Valley railway in the late 1940s, the site was abandoned until 2013 when construction began on the new station complex which opened in 2016 as part of the rebuilding effort of the valley line. Some of the original 1904 station buildings can be seen east of the modern station's structure and several have been renovated as part of the new station's construction project. They are accessible using an underground passage located under the eastern end of the station's passenger platforms.

Public transport connections

There are 7 bus routes that terminate at the station, all of which are operated by Superbus.

Beit She'an – Atlit line
Beit She'an–David Levy
Afula
Migdal HaEmek–Kfar Baruch
Yokneam–Kfar Yehoshua
HaMifratz Central Haifa Bay central bus station Cable car
Haifa Center–HaShmona Carmelit ferry/water interchange
Haifa–Bat Galim
Haifa–Hof HaCarmel Haifa Hof HaCarmel central bus station
Atlit

Israel Rail Lines map

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Preceding station   Israel Railways   Following station


References

  1. ^ "Beit She'an Station". Israel Railways website. Israel Railways. Retrieved 30 October 2016.