Netivot railway station

Railway station in Israel

31°24′40″N 34°34′19″E / 31.4110°N 34.5719°E / 31.4110; 34.5719Platforms2Tracks4ConstructionParking264 spacesAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedFebruary 15, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-15)Passengers2019970,450^[1]Rank38 out of 68

The Netivot railway station is a railway station situated in the western outskirts of Netivot, Israel. It is located on the Ashkelon–Beersheba railway between Sderot and Ofakim. A bus terminal is located adjacent to the station.

On the 12th of April 2011, the cornerstone of the station was laid in the presence of the Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu and the Minister of Transportation, Yisrael Katz.^[2] Due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict the original 2014 opening date was postponed to the 15th of February 2015.^[3]

References

^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
^ "טקס הנחת אבן פינה להקמת תחנת רכבת התקיים בנתיבות" [The cornerstone laying ceremony was held for the Netivot station]. Walla! (in Hebrew). 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
^ "מיום ראשון הקרוב - מסילת הרכבת מתחברת לעיר נתיבות" [From Sunday - A railway line will connect to Netivot]. Calcalist (in Hebrew). 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2019-03-11.

Herzliya–
Ashkelon line

Legend

Herzliya

Future link to
Binyamina

to Rosh HaAyin South & Lod

Petah Tikva Sgula

Petah Tikva Kiryat Aryeh

Bnei Brak

to Haifa Hof HaCarmel & Nahariya

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv Savidor Central

Tel Aviv HaShalom

Tel Aviv HaHagana

to Ben Gurion Airport & Lod

to Rehovot & Lod

to Be'er Sheva

Israel Rail Lines Map

External links

Media related to Netivot train station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station	Israel Railways			Following station
Sderot towards Binyamina		Binyamina–Beersheba		Ofakim towards Be'er Sheva Center
Sderot towards Ashkelon		Ashkelon–Beersheba		Ofakim towards Be'er Sheva Center