Jerusalem–Malha railway station

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Jerusalem–Malha railway station תחנת הרכבת ירושלים – מלחה
Israel Railways
Location	Jerusalem, Israel
Coordinates	31°44.885′N 35°11.252′E / 31.748083°N 35.187533°E / 31.748083; 35.187533Coordinates: 31°44.885′N 35°11.252′E / 31.748083°N 35.187533°E / 31.748083; 35.187533
Line(s)	Jaffa–Jerusalem railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Platform levels	3
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	9 April 2005; 16 years ago (2005-04-09)
Passengers
2019	115,118[1]
Rank	66 out of 68

v t Tel Aviv – Jerusalem line
Legend
to Haifa, Nahariya, Beit She'an & Karmiel to Bnei Brak & Herzliya Tel Aviv Savidor Central Tel Aviv HaShalom Tel Aviv HaHagana to Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan Highway 20 Ayalon Highway to Tel Aviv South & Jaffa to Ben Gurion Airport & Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon Highway 1 to Rosh HaAyin & Herzliya Lod Ganei Aviv Lod to Ashkelon Ramla Route 431 to Beersheba Highway 6 Trans-Israel Highway Beit Shemesh Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Jerusalem–Malha Jerusalem (Khan) to Jerusalem–Central & Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon
Israel Rail Lines Map

Jerusalem–Malha railway station is one of two Israel Railways termini in Jerusalem, the other being Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station. The station is located in the southern neighborhood of Malha, across from the Jerusalem Shopping Mall, Jerusalem Arena and Teddy Stadium.

As it is much less centrally located than Navon station, and the historic Jaffa–Jerusalem railway provides a much slower journey to the Tel Aviv area than the modern Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway, ridership is very low. 115,118 passengers boarded or disembarked at the station in 2019, ahead of only the adjacent Biblical Zoo railway station and Dimona railway station.

Service to the station has been suspended entirely since March 2020 due to poor usage combined with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is unclear if or when it will resume.^[2]

History[]

Jerusalem–Malha is the current terminus of the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway. The other Jerusalem station on this line is the Biblical Zoo station which is served by limited stops. Jerusalem Malha was opened on April 9, 2005, when the historic Jaffa–Jerusalem railway was restored after being out of service for six years. The line underwent a major renovation, including the laying of new tracks. Jerusalem Malha replaced the historic Jerusalem railway station near the Old City as the terminus of the line, which was not restored due to the objections of area residents over train noise. There are conceptual plans to someday connect the line from the new Navon station to Malha station.

Since February 5, 2006, intercity bus routes to Gush Etzion and the Hebron area stop at Malha station on their way from the Jerusalem Central Bus Station to their destination via Begin Boulevard.

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  Passengers hall (2013)

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  View from outside

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  Malha railway station in snow

References[]

External links[]

• Niv-Schwartz architectural plan
• Station under construction

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