HaSharon Junction
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The HaSharon Junction commonly known as Beit Lid Junction , is an important road junction in the Sharon region of Israel. It intersects Highway 4
and Highway 57
. The junction serves as a large transportation hub for dozens of Egged
and Nativ Express
buses.
On the southwest corner of the junction is Ashmoret Prison, a civilian jail.
The junction was the scene of the Beit Lid massacre
, a 1995 suicide attack by Palestinian Islamic Jihad
.
Highway 4 (Israel)
Highway 4 is an Israeli highway that runs along Israel's entire coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea, its route in the north runs from the Rosh HaNikra border crossing with Lebanon until the Erez Border Crossing with the Gaza Strip...
and Highway 57
Highway 57 (Israel)
Highway 57 is an east-west highway through central Israel and the West Bank. In the past, it was an uninterrupted road from Netanya, a city on the Mediterranean coast in the west, to Damia Bridge across the Jordan River in the east. The road existed in its full length from the time of the British...
. The junction serves as a large transportation hub for dozens of Egged
Egged Bus Cooperative
Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd , a cooperative owned by its members is the largest transit bus company in Israel. It provides about 55 % of public transport services throughout the country, employs 6,227 workers and has 2,861 buses for more than 928 service routes and 3,103...
and Nativ Express
Nativ Express
Nateev Express is an Israeli bus company.It serves regional routes in two regions of the country:*The northern Sharon area, with hubs at Netanya and Hadera.*The upper Galilee, with hubs at Safed and Nahariya....
buses.
On the southwest corner of the junction is Ashmoret Prison, a civilian jail.
The junction was the scene of the Beit Lid massacre
Beit Lid massacre
The Beit Lid massacre was a suicide attack by Palestinian Islamic Jihad against Israeli soldiers at the Beit Lid Junction on January 22, 1995. It was the first suicide attack by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.-Background:...
, a 1995 suicide attack by Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine known in the West as simply Palestinian Islamic Jihad , is a small Palestinian militant organization. The group has been labelled as a terrorist group by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia and Israel...
.
Buses
The following buses stop at the Beit Lid Junction. The junction itself does not have routes using it as a starting or ending station.Egged
Line | Route |
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641 | Tel Aviv CBS Tel Aviv Central Bus Station Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, known as the New Central Bus Station , is the main bus station of Tel Aviv, Israel... - Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the... CBS |
821 | Afula Afula Afula is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley", referring to the Jezreel Valley. The city had a population of 40,500 at the end of 2009.-History:... CBS - Tel Aviv CBS |
823 | Tel Aviv CBS - Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 40,800.Nazareth Illit was founded in the 1950s. Foundations were laid in 1954 and first residents moved in two years later... |
921 | Tel Aviv CBS - Haifa Hof HaCarmel CBS 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... (both directions) |
947 | Haifa Hof HaCarmel CBS - Jerusalem CBS Jerusalem Central Bus Station The Jerusalem Central Bus Station is the main bus depot in Jerusalem, Israel and one of the busiest bus stations in the country. Located on Jaffa Road near the entrance to the city, it serves Egged, Superbus and Dan intercity bus routes... |
Nativ Express
Line | Route | Via |
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35 | Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the... CBS - Netanya CBS |
Kfar Yona |