Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station

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Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station

תחנת הרכבת ירושלים–יצחק נבון‎
Israel Railways inter-city rail station
Navon rail station 1.jpg
Surface vestibule
Location6 Shazar Avenue, Jerusalem
Israel
Coordinates31°47′18″N 35°12′09″E / 31.788219°N 35.202439°E / 31.788219; 35.202439Coordinates: 31°47′18″N 35°12′09″E / 31.788219°N 35.202439°E / 31.788219; 35.202439
Operated byIsrael Railways
Line(s)Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway
Platforms2
Tracks4
Train operatorsIsrael Railways
ConnectionsJerusalem Central Bus Station, Jerusalem Light Rail
Construction
Structure typeDeep-level pylon three-vault station
Depth80 metres (260 ft)
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectBarchana Architects
Other information
Websiterail.co.il
History
Opened25 September 2018; 3 years ago (2018-09-25)[1][2]
Electrifiedat opening
Passengers
20201,651,659[3]
Rank5 out of 68
From platforms to entrance hall

Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת ירושלים – יצחק נבון, Tahanat HaRakevet Yerushalaim–Yitzhak Navon, originally named Jerusalem–HaUma railway station) is an Israel Railways passenger terminal in Jerusalem, located at 6 Shazar Avenue.[4]

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.

History[]

Construction of the station began in 2007 and was completed in 2018 at a cost of about NIS 500 million (appx. US$140 million).[6]

2,674,840 passengers boarded or disembarked at the station in 2019,[7] making it the 16th busiest station in the country overall at the time. As electrification works progressed northwards along the line, direct services from Tel Aviv were made possible without the need for a transfer at Ben-Gurion Airport and as a result the station's ridership rankings rose further – making it the fifth-busiest railway station in the country and the busiest outside of Tel Aviv (immediately above the previous holder of this title, Haifa Hof HaCarmel) with 1,651,659 passengers boarding or disembarking in 2020.

Station structure[]

Due to the constraints of building the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway in a grade suitable for carrying passengers, the station platforms had to be built 80 metres (260 ft) below street level, at the end of a tunnel leading to the railroad bridge over Emeq HaArazim.

The underground portion of the station is built as a pylon tri-vault. The side vaults each host one of the two island platforms, and are linked by three pairs of overpasses to the central vault. The length of the platforms is 300 metres (980 ft),[8] and the temperature inside remains consistent year-round.

The central vault itself contains the escalators, high-speed elevators and stairways leading up to the surface vestibule 60 metres (200 ft) above, where the station offices, ticket offices, station café and other services are located.

The surface vestibule is located at an elevation of 815 metres (2,674 ft), with most of the station's 60,000 square metres (650,000 sq ft) of floorspace located underground.[5] The lion's share of the underground portion is home to vast logistical and operating areas. The station can double as a shelter in case of a conventional, biological or chemical attack, being able to provide refuge for 5,000 people.[9] Due to the station's vast depth, its underground portion has large ventilation systems pulling in air directly from the surface level, which are also capable of quickly sucking out air in the event of a fire.

Station layout[]

+1 Street level Light Rail, buses
0 Entrance level Exterior plaza, security checkpoint, ticket machines, underpass to Central Bus Station
-1 Passenger hall Fare control, ticket machines, station master's office, station café
-2 Passageway to the platforms Children's play area
-3 Platforms ← MTR HSR P1 Westbound toward Herzliya
Island platform
← MTR HSR P2 Westbound toward Herzliya
← MTR HSR P3 Westbound toward Herzliya
Island platform
← MTR HSR P4 Westbound toward Herzliya

Ridership[]

Passengers boarding and disembarking by year
Year Passengers Rank Source
2020 1,651,659 (Decrease 1,023,181) 5 of 68 (Increase 11) 2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2019 2,674,840 16 of 68 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report

Station lines[]

Preceding station   Israel Railways   Following station
Towards: Herzliya
Ben Gurion Airport 		  Jerusalem–Tel Aviv–Herzliya
Inter-City Service 		  Terminus

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Inauguration of the Yitzchak Navon Train Station in Jerusalem
  2. ^ Opening of Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train route delayed by six months, Arutz Sheva, 21 February 2018
  3. ^ "2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
  4. ^ https://www.rail.co.il/en/stations/jerusalem-yitzchak-navon
  5. ^ a b Riva, Na'ama (26 September 2018). "מפלצת תת-קרקעית: תחנת הרכבת החדשה יכולה לשנות את ירושלים" [Underground Monster: The New Railway Station Can Change Jerusalem] (in Hebrew). TheMarker. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". www.haaretz.co.il. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
  8. ^ Fiske, Gavriel (October 6, 2014). "Work begins on final tunnel for Jerusalem-Tel Aviv link". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  9. ^ Petersburg, Ofer (August 18, 2010). "Israel's 'Judgment Day' Shelters". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2010-08-18.

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