Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav railway station (Hebrew: תחנת רכבת קריית מלאכי – יואב) is a railway station in southern Israel, next to Kfar Menahem and Highway 6. It is named after the closest city, Kiryat Mal'akhi, and the adjoining Yoav Regional Council. It opened in late 2018.
Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav קריית מלאכי – יואב  | |
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 Station Entrance | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 31°44′49″N 34°49′19″E / 31.747°N 34.822°E |
| Line(s) | Tel Aviv - Beersheba |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 September, 2018 |
| Passengers | |
| 2019 | 360,569[1] |
| Rank | 58 out of 68 |
The station was envisioned as part of the renovation works for the railway to Beersheba,[2] but a budget had not been allocated, so only the station's platforms were originally built.
In 2016, a tender was published for the construction of the station.[3] In 2017, the proposed name was changed from Kfar Menahem to Kiryat Mal'akhi – Yoav, despite it being located 14 km (8.7 mi) from the city.[4]
References
edit- ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
- ^ Avital, Tomer; Gutman, Lior (July 15, 2012). "רכבת ישראל השיקה את הקו המהיר לבאר שבע - 55 דקות מתל אביב" [Israel Railways Inaugurated Fast Line to Be'er Sheva – 55 Minutes from Tel Aviv]. Calcalist (in Hebrew). Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "פורסם מכרז להקמת תחנת רכבת בכפר מנחם" [Tender Published for Kfar Menahem Railway Station Construction]. Port2Port (in Hebrew). February 4, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "ברוכים הבאים לתחנה" [Welcome to the Station]. HaMakor Kiryat Mal'akhi and Be'er Tuvia (in Hebrew). March 14, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
| Preceding station |  Israel Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Mazkeret Batya towards Nahariya
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Nahariya–Beersheba | Kiryat Gat towards Be'er Sheva–Center
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