Mazkeret Batya railway station

Mazkeret Batya
תחנת הרכבת מזכרת בתיה
Mazkeret Batya; תחנת הרכבת מזכרת בתיה
Coordinates	31°50′24″N 34°51′17″E / 31.840129°N 34.854614°ECoordinates: 31°50′24″N 34°51′17″E / 31.840129°N 34.854614°E
Line(s)	Tel Aviv – Lod – Beersheba
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	30 May 2019; 2 years ago
Passengers
2019	243,989
Rank	64 out of 68

Nahariya–Beersheba line

Legend

					Nahariya
					Akko
					to Karmiel
					Kiryat Motzkin
					Kiryat Haim
					to Beit She'an
					HaMifratz Central
					Haifa Central HaShmona
					Haifa Bat Galim
					Haifa Hof HaCarmel
					to Kfar Sava
					Tel Aviv University
					Tel Aviv Savidor Central
					Tel Aviv HaShalom
					Tel Aviv HaHagana
					to Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan
					to Modi'in and Jerusalem
					Lod
					to Ashkelon
					Ramla
					to Beit Shemesh
					Mazkeret Batya
					Kiryat Mal'akhi – Yoav
					Kiryat Gat
					Lehavim–Rahat
					Be'er Sheva North
					to Dimona
					Be'er Sheva Central

Israel Rail Lines Map

Mazkeret Batya railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station situated on the railway to Beersheba. It is located north of Route 411 and south of the Shlosha stream, near the future industrial area of Mazkeret Batya, whose plans were approved in 2015.

The tender for the station was published in March 2016. On 27 December 2016 the Minister of Transportation, Yisrael Katz laid the cornerstone for the station.^[2] According to the ministry of transportation the station was to be inaugurated during October 2018,^[3] but this was delayed to 2019. The cost of building the station was approximately 20 million NIS and it opened on 30 May 2019.

The station has a size of 550 sq. meters and 320 parking spaces, 9 handicapped spaces and 7 bus bays. It has two 300 meter long side platforms with an underground passage to reach them, serving a total of two tracks.^[4] Each of the side platforms can be converted to an island platform in the future, allowing the station to serve a total of four tracks.

Trains on the Tel Aviv – Lod – Be'er Sheva line stop at this station.^[5]

Preceding station		Israel Railways		Following station
Towards: Nahariya Ramla		Nahariya – Tel Aviv – Beersheba Inter-City Service		Towards: Be'er Sheva Center Kiryat Mal'akhi – Yoav

References[]

^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
^ Yefet, Naty (December 27, 2016). "שר התחבורה הניח אבן פינה לתחנת הרכבת במזכרת בתיה" [The Minister of Transportation laid the cornerstone for the Mazkeret Batya station]. Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^ "סקירה של פעילות משרד התחבורה והבטיחות בדרכים לשנים 2017–2019" [Review of MOT activities for 2017-2019] (PDF) (Press release) (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^ "רכבת ישראל: הוכרזה זוכה במכרז להקמת תחנה במזכרת בתיה" [Israel Railways Announced the winner of the tender to build the Mazkeret Batya station] (in Hebrew). July 3, 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ Dori, Oren (March 1, 2016). "רכבת ישראל יצאה במכרז להקמת תחנת רכבת חדשה במזכרת בתיה" [Israel Railways issued a tender for the building of the Mazkeret Batya station]. TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[1] "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.

[globes-2] Yefet, Naty (December 27, 2016). "שר התחבורה הניח אבן פינה לתחנת הרכבת במזכרת בתיה" [The Minister of Transportation laid the cornerstone for the Mazkeret Batya station]. Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-03-06.

[MOT-3] "סקירה של פעילות משרד התחבורה והבטיחות בדרכים לשנים 2017–2019" [Review of MOT activities for 2017-2019] (PDF) (Press release) (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-03-06.

[Port-4] "רכבת ישראל: הוכרזה זוכה במכרז להקמת תחנה במזכרת בתיה" [Israel Railways Announced the winner of the tender to build the Mazkeret Batya station] (in Hebrew). July 3, 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[TheMarker-5] Dori, Oren (March 1, 2016). "רכבת ישראל יצאה במכרז להקמת תחנת רכבת חדשה במזכרת בתיה" [Israel Railways issued a tender for the building of the Mazkeret Batya station]. TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-03-07.

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