Be'er Ya'akov railway station

Be'er Ya'akov railway station is a railway station in the Israeli town of Be'er Ya'akov. The station is located at the southern end of the town, roughly 2 miles east of Ness Ziona and 2.5 miles south east of Rishon LeZion.

Be'er Ya'akov באר יעקב
Israel Railways
General information
Location	Simcha Holzberg St., Be'er Ya'akov
Coordinates	31.932462°N 34.830571°E / 31.932462; 34.830571
Line(s)	Lod–Ashkelon railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	70 spaces
Bicycle facilities	yes
History
Opened	February 1918; 106 years ago (1918-02)
Closed	1953–1972, 1973–1991
Electrified	17 September 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-17)
Previous names	1918–1948: Bir Salim
Passengers
2019	777,819[1]
Rank	46 out of 68

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Legend
Inter-city lines to Nahariya and Karmiel via Haifa Binyamina Caesarea–Pardes Hanna Hadera–West Netanya Netanya–Sapir Beit Yehoshua Herzliya Ra'anana–West Ra'anana–South Hod HaSharon–Sokolov Kfar Saba–Nordau Rosh HaAyin–North Petah Tikva–Segula Petah Tikva–Kiryat Aryeh Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal Tel Aviv–University Tel Aviv–Savidor Central Tel Aviv–HaShalom Tel Aviv–HaHagana Holon Junction Kfar Chabad Ben Gurion Airport Holon–Wolfson Lod–Ganei Aviv Inter-city and suburban lines Bat Yam–Yoseftal to Jerusalem Pa'atei Modi'in Modi'in Center Lod Bat Yam–Komemiyut Be'er Ya'akov Rishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan Ramla Rehovot Inter-city line to Beit Shemesh Yavne–West Yavne–East Mazkeret Batya Ashdod–Ad Halom Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav Ashkelon Kiryat Gat Inter-city and suburban lines to Beersheba

History

The station originally opened in February 1918 and was named after the nearby British military headquarters as Bir as-Salim railway station,^[2] and served regular passenger trains between El Kantara, Egypt and Haifa. When the 1948 Arab-Israeli War broke out, the passenger service at the station ceased for half a century.

Access

The station is served by Kavim bus routes 1, 2, and 247. The station is also served by regular share taxis that operating on route number 247. It also has 70 free parking spaces, and 8 equipped for the disabled.

Trains

The station serves suburban lines between Ashkelon, and Binyamina. Trains operate every day of the week, though not between sunset Friday and sunset Saturday (Jewish Sabbath).

References

1. "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
2. Vladimir Jabotinsky, Die jüdische Legion im Weltkrieg, Berlin: Jüdischer Verlag, 1930, p. 138.

• Be'er Ya'akov station on Israel railways website

Preceding station	Israel Railways			Following station
Lod towards Binyamina		Binyamina–Beersheba		Rehovot towards Be'er Sheva–Center
Lod towards Netanya		Netanya–Rehovot		Rehovot Terminus