Atlit Railway Station
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Atlit Railway Station is an Israel Railways
passenger station serving the town of Atlit as well as the Surrounding rural communities and military base
s.
, during their Mandate for Palestine. The station was designed both at a passenger station and as a freight station serving the nearby salt
plant constructed in 1922.
Despite its relatively limited size and significance, passenger trains have been serving the station almost continuously since its opening, this is because the station is located on the main Haifa
– Tel Aviv
passenger line.
During the 1990s the station underwent a complete restoration, which included an update to the present passenger station format of Israel Railways as well as the erection of a second platform
, a pedestrian
bridge
connecting the two platforms and the preservation of the original stone station hall.
During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
train service to the station was suspended after a Hezbollah Katyusha rocket hit a train depot in Haifa on July 16, 2006, killing 8 Israel Railways workers. The service was reinstated several days later, after Israel Railways gave in to heavy public pressure and reopened both Atlit Railway Station and Hof HaCarmel Railway Station
.
s with two parallel rail tracks
running between them. The small station hall is located to the east of the rail tracks and a pedestrian bridge connects the two platforms above the rail tracks.
Platform 1 (the eastern one) is used by southbound trains while Platform 2 (the western one) by northbound trains.
– Haifa – Tel Aviv – Ben-Gurion Airport Inter-City Service), although only a third of all the trains actually stop at the station. The station is situated between Hof HaCarmel Railway Station to the north and Binyamina Railway Station
to the south.
link is provide by the circular Line 221 connecting the station to Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station
. The bus
on this line runs about every 50 minutes and is not synchronized with train arrival or departure times.
Israel Railways
Israel Railways is the principal passenger railway operating company in Israel, and is responsible for all inter-city and suburban rail way passenger and freight traffic in the country. All its lines are standard gauge. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain, from...
passenger station serving the town of Atlit as well as the Surrounding rural communities and military base
Military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...
s.
Location
The station is situated on the North-South coastal line and is located on the north-western edge of the town of Atlit.History
The station was constructed in the 1930s by the BritishUnited Kingdom
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, during their Mandate for Palestine. The station was designed both at a passenger station and as a freight station serving the nearby salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
plant constructed in 1922.
Despite its relatively limited size and significance, passenger trains have been serving the station almost continuously since its opening, this is because the station is located on the main Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
– Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
passenger line.
During the 1990s the station underwent a complete restoration, which included an update to the present passenger station format of Israel Railways as well as the erection of a second platform
Railway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...
, a pedestrian
Pedestrian
A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using roller skates or skateboards are also considered to be pedestrians. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case...
bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
connecting the two platforms and the preservation of the original stone station hall.
During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War #Other uses|Tammūz]]) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War , was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. The principal parties were Hezbollah...
train service to the station was suspended after a Hezbollah Katyusha rocket hit a train depot in Haifa on July 16, 2006, killing 8 Israel Railways workers. The service was reinstated several days later, after Israel Railways gave in to heavy public pressure and reopened both Atlit Railway Station and Hof HaCarmel Railway Station
Hof HaCarmel Railway Station
Carmel Beach Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the city of Haifa, Israel.-Location:The station is situated on the north-south Coastal line in southwest Haifa...
.
Design
The station consists of two side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s with two parallel rail tracks
Rail tracks
The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers and ballast , plus the underlying subgrade...
running between them. The small station hall is located to the east of the rail tracks and a pedestrian bridge connects the two platforms above the rail tracks.
Platform 1 (the eastern one) is used by southbound trains while Platform 2 (the western one) by northbound trains.
Train service
Atlit Railway Station is a station on the main North-South coastal line of Israel Railways (NahariyaNahariya
Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...
– Haifa – Tel Aviv – Ben-Gurion Airport Inter-City Service), although only a third of all the trains actually stop at the station. The station is situated between Hof HaCarmel Railway Station to the north and Binyamina Railway Station
Binyamina Railway Station
Binyamina Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station located in the region of Binyamina-Giv'at Ada and serves these towns, as well as Zikhron Ya'akov, Or Akiva and other small communities in the area.- Location :...
to the south.
- On weekdays the station is served by 15 southbound and 15 northbound Inter-City trains. First train departs at 05:14 and last train arrives at 23:41.
- On Fridays and holidayJewish holidayJewish holidays are days observed by Jews as holy or secular commemorations of important events in Jewish history. In Hebrew, Jewish holidays and festivals, depending on their nature, may be called yom tov or chag or ta'anit...
eves the station is served by 10 southbound and 9 northbound trains. First train departs at 05:17 and last train arrives at 14:54. - On SaturdaysShabbatShabbat is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat is observed from a few minutes before sunset on Friday evening until a few minutes after when one would expect to be able to see three stars in the sky on Saturday night. The exact times, therefore, differ from...
and holidays the station is served by 1 southbound and 1 northbound trains. The first train departs at 20:17 and the other train arrives at 20:25.
Public transport connections
Atlit Railway Station is located in a fairly remote location, accessible mainly by private cars. The only public transportPublic transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
link is provide by the circular Line 221 connecting the station to Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station
Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station
Carmel Beach Central Bus Station is the main bus station in Haifa, Israel, replacing the Haifa Bat Galim Central Bus Station. The former station is now only used to store Egged buses and for Egged office space and innercity buses now only stop there on the road rather than inside on the route...
. The bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
on this line runs about every 50 minutes and is not synchronized with train arrival or departure times.