Nahariya Railway Station
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Nahariya Railway Station is a train station serving the city of Nahariya
and the surrounding towns and villages of the Western Galilee region.
It is the northern-most passenger station in Israel
and is currently the terminus
of the North-South coastal line
.
The station is located on Ga'aton Boulevard , Nahariya's main street along the Ga'aton River
, near the main entrance to the city from the coastal highway (
Highway 4
) and across the street from the city's central bus station.
– Beirut
line. The service was then suspended during Israel's War of Independence
(1947-1949), and resumed on June 1950 with 2 daily passenger trains to Haifa and back. This passenger service was again discontinued two years later but was finally reinstated in 1958. The railway connection to Beirut via Rosh HaNikra
was never resumed after the end of the British Mandate.
On September 9, 2001 the Nahariya Railway Station was the scene of a suicide bombing
. The terror attack was executed, for the first time in the current conflict
, by an Arab-Israeli
who was sent by Hamas
and detonated himself on the crowded platform, killing 3 Israelis and injuring 94.
Train service to the station was completely suspended, for the first time since 1952, on July 13, 2006, the day after the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
began, due to the Hezbollah rocket attacks on Nahariya. It was restored 33 days later, on August 15, a day after the ceasefire
went into effect.
, a modern station hall, a tunnel
connecting the two platforms.
It now consist of two side platform
s with two parallel rail tracks
running between them, the small station hall is located to the west of the rail tracks and a pedestrian tunnel connects the two platforms beneath the rail tracks. Because the station is a terminus for all arriving trains there is no directional designation for the platforms.
An additional platform will be built in 2012, to accommodate increased train service at the station after the completion of the double tracking of the coastal railway between Akko (Acre) and Nahariya (the last remaining single-track portion of Israel Railways' main line).
of Israel Railways (Nahariya
– Haifa
– Tel Aviv
– Be'er Sheva Inter-City Service). The station is situated to the north of Acre Railway Station and is the most northern of all the stations.
Timetable
highlights:
City bus services are operated by Nativ Express
and include 8 bus lines which connect the railway station to every neighborhood in Nahariya.
Regional bus services are also operated by Native Express and include 19 bus lines which reach many of the towns and villages in the region.
Medium-distance bus services are provided by Egged
, these lines are supplementary to the train service and provide a link to Akko
, the Krayot and Haifa, as well as to the villages in between.
Sherut Taxis (share taxis) stop on the main highway ( Highway 4
), just outside the station and also provide supplementary connection to Akko, the Krayot and Haifa.
Nahariya
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...
and the surrounding towns and villages of the Western Galilee region.
It is the northern-most passenger station in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and is currently the terminus
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
of the North-South coastal line
Coastal railway line, Israel
The Coastal railway line is a mainline railway in Israel, which begins just south of the Lebanon-Israel border on the Mediterranean coast, near the town of Nahariya in Northern Israel and currently ends in Tel Aviv; by 2013 it will be linked to the existing Ashdod Railway Station south of Tel Aviv,...
.
The station is located on Ga'aton Boulevard , Nahariya's main street along the Ga'aton River
Ga'aton River
The Ga'aton River is a small river in the North District of Israel. It passes through the town of Nahariya before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. The river runs through the main street of Nahariya, a city that takes its name from the river ....
, near the main entrance to the city from the coastal highway (
Highway 4Highway 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 across the street from the city's central bus station.
History
The first regular passenger service at the station began during the British Mandate of Palestine, on July 1, 1945. The station was then serving the HaifaHaifa
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...
– Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
line. The service was then suspended during Israel's War of Independence
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
(1947-1949), and resumed on June 1950 with 2 daily passenger trains to Haifa and back. This passenger service was again discontinued two years later but was finally reinstated in 1958. The railway connection to Beirut via Rosh HaNikra
Rosh HaNikra grottoes
Rosh HaNikra is a geologic formation in Israel, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the Western Galilee. It is a white chalk cliff face which opens up into spectacular grottos....
was never resumed after the end of the British Mandate.
On September 9, 2001 the Nahariya Railway Station was the scene of a suicide bombing
Nahariya train station suicide bombing
The Nahariya train station suicide bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on September 9, 2001 in the Nahariya Railway Station in Nahariya, Israel. This terror attack was executed, for the first time in the Al-Aqsa Intifada, by an Arab-Israeli who was sent by Hamas and detonated himself on...
. The terror attack was executed, for the first time in the current conflict
Al-Aqsa Intifada
The Second Intifada, also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada and the Oslo War, was the second Palestinian uprising, a period of intensified Palestinian-Israeli violence, which began in late September 2000...
, by an Arab-Israeli
Arab citizens of Israel
Arab citizens of Israel refers to citizens of Israel who are not Jewish, and whose cultural and linguistic heritage or ethnic identity is Arab....
who was sent by Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
and detonated himself on the crowded platform, killing 3 Israelis and injuring 94.
Train service to the station was completely suspended, for the first time since 1952, on July 13, 2006, the day after 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...
began, due to the Hezbollah rocket attacks on Nahariya. It was restored 33 days later, on August 15, a day after the ceasefire
Ceasefire
A ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal treaty, but they have also been called as part of an informal understanding between opposing forces...
went into effect.
Design
The station underwent a complete reconstruction in the summer of 2001, which included an update to the present passenger station format of Israel Railways as well as the erection of a second platformRailway 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 modern station hall, a tunnel
Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...
connecting the two platforms.
It now consist of two side platform
Side 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 west of the rail tracks and a pedestrian tunnel connects the two platforms beneath the rail tracks. Because the station is a terminus for all arriving trains there is no directional designation for the platforms.
An additional platform will be built in 2012, to accommodate increased train service at the station after the completion of the double tracking of the coastal railway between Akko (Acre) and Nahariya (the last remaining single-track portion of Israel Railways' main line).
Train service
Nahariya Railway Station is a station on the main North-South coastal lineCoastal railway line, Israel
The Coastal railway line is a mainline railway in Israel, which begins just south of the Lebanon-Israel border on the Mediterranean coast, near the town of Nahariya in Northern Israel and currently ends in Tel Aviv; by 2013 it will be linked to the existing Ashdod Railway Station south of Tel Aviv,...
of Israel Railways (Nahariya
Nahariya
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
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...
– Be'er Sheva Inter-City Service). The station is situated to the north of Acre Railway Station and is the most northern of all the stations.
Timetable
Public transport timetable
A public transport timetable is a representation of public transport information to assist a passenger with planning a trip using public transport. A timetable details when vehicle will arrive and depart specified locations and may be organised for by route or for a particular stop...
highlights:
Public transport connections
Nahariya Railway Station is well connected to all parts of the city and the region via Nahariya Central Bus Station, located just across the street. The central bus station also provides supplementary medium-distance bus service to destination reachable by train as well.City bus services are operated by 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....
and include 8 bus lines which connect the railway station to every neighborhood in Nahariya.
Regional bus services are also operated by Native Express and include 19 bus lines which reach many of the towns and villages in the region.
Medium-distance bus services are provided by 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...
, these lines are supplementary to the train service and provide a link to Akko
Acre, Israel
Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
, the Krayot and Haifa, as well as to the villages in between.
Sherut Taxis (share taxis) stop on the main highway (
Highway 4Highway 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...
), just outside the station and also provide supplementary connection to Akko, the Krayot and Haifa.