Beit Shemesh Railway Station
Encyclopedia
Beit Shemesh Railway Station is an Israel Railways
station in Beit Shemesh, Israel
on the Tel Aviv
– Jerusalem line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh.
originally built in the late 19th century during Ottoman
rule.
After being closed several times, the station reopened on September 13, 2003, with an opening ceremony held on September 30. The station consists of three platforms.
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...
station in Beit Shemesh, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
on the 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...
– Jerusalem line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh.
History
The station existed at the same location for close to a century on the Jaffa–Jerusalem railwayJaffa–Jerusalem railway
The Jaffa–Jerusalem railway is a railroad that connected Jaffa and Jerusalem. The line was built in Ottoman Palestine by the French company Société du Chemin de Fer Ottoman de Jaffa à Jérusalem et Prolongements and inaugurated in 1892, after previous attempts by the Jewish philanthropist Moses...
originally built in the late 19th century during Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
rule.
After being closed several times, the station reopened on September 13, 2003, with an opening ceremony held on September 30. The station consists of three platforms.