Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station
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Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת ירושלים – יצחק נבון, Tahanat HaRakevet Yerushalaim–Yitzhak Navon; Arabic: محطة أورشليم – يتسحاق ناڤون), originally named Jerusalem–HaUma railway station is an Israel Railways passenger terminal in Jerusalem, located at 6 Shazar Avenue.[4]
Israel Railways inter-city rail station | |
General information | |
Location | 6 Shazar Avenue, Jerusalem |
Coordinates | 31.788219°N 35.202439°E / 31.788219; 35.202439 |
Operated by | Israel Railways |
Line(s) | Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 4 |
Train operators | Israel Railways |
Connections | Jerusalem Central Bus Station, Jerusalem Light Rail |
Construction | |
Structure type | Deep-level pylon three-vault station |
Depth | 80 metres (260 ft) |
Accessible | Yes |
Architect | Barchana Architects |
Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
Other information | |
Website | rail.co.il |
History | |
Opened | 25 September 2018; 5 years ago (2018-09-25)[1][2] |
Electrified | at opening |
Passengers | |
2020 | 1,651,659[3] |
Rank | 5 out of 68 |
The station is the eastern terminus of the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway. It is the world's deepest heavy-rail passenger station, the fourth deepest underground station in the world, and the deepest underground station outside the former Soviet Union, with its platforms extending down to 80 metres (260 ft) below street level.[5] It is located across from Binyanei HaUma and constitutes part of a major public transportation hub, being situated adjacent to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station as well as next to a station serving current and future lines of the Jerusalem Light Rail.
The station is named after Jerusalem native Yitzhak Navon, the fifth President of Israel.