Jerusalem–Malha railway station
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Jerusalem–Malha railway station תחנת הרכבת ירושלים – מלחה | |
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Israel Railways | |
Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
Coordinates | 31°44.885′N 35°11.252′E / 31.748083°N 35.187533°ECoordinates: 31°44.885′N 35°11.252′E / 31.748083°N 35.187533°E |
Line(s) | Jaffa–Jerusalem railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 4 |
Construction | |
Platform levels | 3 |
Disabled access | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 9 April 2005 |
Passengers | |
2019 | 115,118[1] |
Rank | 66 out of 68 |
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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.
Passengers hall (2013)
View from outside
Malha railway station in snow
References[]
- ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
- ^ Keinan, Lior (27 June 2020). "רגב נגד האוצר: מסרבת לבטל את הקו לדימונה - חרף מיעוט נוסעים". Channel 13 News. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jerusalem Malha train station. |
Preceding station | Israel Railways | Following station | ||
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Towards: Beit Shemesh Biblical Zoo |
Beit Shemesh–Jerusalem Suburban Service |
Terminus |
- Railway stations in Jerusalem
- Railway stations opened in 2005