Be'er Ya'akov railway station

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Be'er Ya'akov באר יעקב
Israel Railways
Location	Simcha Holzberg St., Be'er Ya'akov
Coordinates	31°55′58″N 34°49′44″E / 31.932825°N 34.828935°E / 31.932825; 34.828935Coordinates: 31°55′58″N 34°49′44″E / 31.932825°N 34.828935°E / 31.932825; 34.828935
Line(s)	Lod–Ashkelon railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	70 spaces
Bicycle facilities	yes
History
Opened	1918
Closed	1948-1998
Previous names	1918-1948: Bir as-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 line to Jerusalem Bat Yam-Yoseftal Lod Pa'atei Modi'in Bat Yam-Komemiyut Modi'in Center 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 Malakhi-Yoav Ashkelon Kiryat Gat Inter-city and suburban lines to Beersheba

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.

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[]

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

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