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Binyamina Railway Station (Ta?anat HaRakevet Binyamina) is an Israel Railways
Israel Railways

Israel Railways is Israel's government-owned national railway company and is responsible for all Inter-city rail and suburban railway passenger and freight traffic in the country....
 passenger station located in the region of Binyamina-Giv'at Ada
Binyamina-Giv'at Ada

Binyamina-Giv'at Ada is a in the Haifa District of Israel. It is the result of the 2003 merger between the two local councils of Binyamina and Giv'at Ada....
 and serves these towns, as well as Zikhron Ya'akov, Or Akiva and other small communities in the area.

station is situated on the North-South coastal line and is located in the southern part of Binyamina
Binyamina

Binyamina is a town in the Haifa District of Israel, south of Haifa and north of Netanya. Formerly an independent local council , in 2003 it merged with nearby Giv'at Ada into a local council now called Binyamina-Giv'at Ada....
. It is located on HaMesila street (The Track street), besides the Zikhron Ya'aqov – Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Pardes Hanna-Karkur

File:Beit Harishonim Pardes Hanna from south west 01.jpgPardes Hanna-Karkur is a town in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2006, it had a population of 29,800....
 road (Route 652).

station was opened on July 11, 1921 as a halt
Halt

Halt can refer to:*In computing, especially assembly language, a halt or stop command is a directive to cease the execution of a task....
 on the Beirut
Beirut

Beirut is the Capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2.1 million as of 2007. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's coastline with the Mediterranean sea, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport and also forms the Beirut District area, which consists of the city and its suburbs....
 – Cairo
Cairo

Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
 railway line, constructed by the British during their Mandate of Palestine.

After the establishment of the State of Israel it became one of the combined passenger-freight stations on the Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
 – Haifa
Haifa

Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....
 railway line.






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Binyamina Railway Station (Ta?anat HaRakevet Binyamina) is an Israel Railways
Israel Railways

Israel Railways is Israel's government-owned national railway company and is responsible for all Inter-city rail and suburban railway passenger and freight traffic in the country....
 passenger station located in the region of Binyamina-Giv'at Ada
Binyamina-Giv'at Ada

Binyamina-Giv'at Ada is a in the Haifa District of Israel. It is the result of the 2003 merger between the two local councils of Binyamina and Giv'at Ada....
 and serves these towns, as well as Zikhron Ya'akov, Or Akiva and other small communities in the area.

Location

The station is situated on the North-South coastal line and is located in the southern part of Binyamina
Binyamina

Binyamina is a town in the Haifa District of Israel, south of Haifa and north of Netanya. Formerly an independent local council , in 2003 it merged with nearby Giv'at Ada into a local council now called Binyamina-Giv'at Ada....
. It is located on HaMesila street (The Track street), besides the Zikhron Ya'aqov – Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Pardes Hanna-Karkur

File:Beit Harishonim Pardes Hanna from south west 01.jpgPardes Hanna-Karkur is a town in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2006, it had a population of 29,800....
 road (Route 652).

History

The station was opened on July 11, 1921 as a halt
Halt

Halt can refer to:*In computing, especially assembly language, a halt or stop command is a directive to cease the execution of a task....
 on the Beirut
Beirut

Beirut is the Capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2.1 million as of 2007. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's coastline with the Mediterranean sea, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport and also forms the Beirut District area, which consists of the city and its suburbs....
 – Cairo
Cairo

Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
 railway line, constructed by the British during their Mandate of Palestine.

After the establishment of the State of Israel it became one of the combined passenger-freight stations on the Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
 – Haifa
Haifa

Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....
 railway line. The relatively low population density and the lack of places of interest in the area meant that the station's importance was minimal.

During the late 1990s the station underwent a massive change, both in design and its role in the Israel Railways network. The station underwent vast reconstruction that included the construction of an additional island platform
Island platform

An island platform on a railway is where a single Railway platform lies between two Rail trackss, serving both of them. Usually, the two tracks are on the same line, running in opposite directions....
, a tunnel
Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground passageway. The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon. However, in general tunnels are at least twice as long as they are wide....
 under the tracks
Rail tracks

Rail tracks are used on rail transports , which, together with Railroad switch , guide trains without the need for steering. Tracks consist of two parallel steel Rail profile, which are laid upon Railroad tie that are embedded in track ballast to form the railroad track....
 connecting the platform
Railway platform

A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams....
s and two adjacent bridge
Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, Rail tracks, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle....
s above them, as well as expansion of the station building while preserving the original stone
Rock (geology)

In geology, rock is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock....
 structure. At the same time Israel Railways implemented a plan which made Binyamina Railway Station the northernmost station on the Tel Aviv suburban line (Binyamina/Netanya
Netanya

Netanya is a city in the Center District of Israel and is the capital of the Sharon plain. It is located between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north....
 - Tel Aviv - Rehovot
Rehovot

Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 kilometre south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 106,200....
/Ashkelon
Ashkelon

Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....
 Suburban Service) and the last station before Tel Aviv for Inter-City trains traveling on the Haifa – Tel Aviv route, making Binyamina Railway Station one of the most important interchange station
Interchange station

An interchange station or transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another....
 in the entire Israel Railways network.

During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict

The 2006 Lebanon War, known in Lebanon as the July War and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War , was a 34-day war in Lebanon and northern Israel....
 the station briefly acted as Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
's northernmost station after Israel Railways announced the suspension of all train service north of Binyamina as a result of a Hezbollah
Hezbollah

Hezbollah is a Shi'a Islamic political and paramilitary organisation based in Lebanon. It is a significant force in Politics of Lebanon, providing social services, which operate schools, hospitals, and agricultural services for thousands of Lebanese Shiites....
 Katyusha
Katyusha

Katyusha multiple rocket launchers are a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Compared to other artillery, these multiple rocket launchers deliver a devastating amount of explosives to an area target quickly, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload....
 rocket hitting a train depot in Haifa on July 16, 2006, killing 8 Israel Railways workers. Train service to both Atlit Railway Station
Atlit Railway Station

Atlit Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the town of Atlit as well as the Surrounding rural communities and military bases....
 and Hof HaCarmel Railway Station
Hof HaCarmel Railway Station

Haifa Hof HaCarmel Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the city of Haifa. The station is named after the geographical region in which it is situated ? The Carmel Beach ....
 was reinstated several days later, after Israel Railways gave in to heavy public pressure, annulling its new and unfortunate status.

Design

The station consists of a side platform
Side platform

Railway platforms at railway stations on double lines can be side platforms or island platforms. With side platforms, track centres remain the same, and no space is lost for slewing the track to wider centres, as would be needed for an island platform....
 and an island platform
Island platform

An island platform on a railway is where a single Railway platform lies between two Rail trackss, serving both of them. Usually, the two tracks are on the same line, running in opposite directions....
, numbered 1 to 3 from east to west. Between the side platform and the island platform there are two parallel rail tracks, and an additional track to the west of platform 3, there are several additional tracks to the west of the station in use by freight trains.

The station hall is located to the east of the rail tracks. The two platforms are interconnected by a pedestrian tunnel. A pedestrian bridge is also connecting the platforms and a second adjacent bridge connects the parking lot
Parking lot

Parking lot is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi-durable surface....
 just to the east of the station to the industrial zone to the west, bypassing any station territory where train ticket
Ticket (admission)

A ticket is a voucher to indicate that one has paid for admission to an event or establishment such as a theatre, movie theater, amusement park, zoo, museum, concert, or other attraction, or permission to travel on a vehicle such as an airliner, train, bus, or boat, typically because one has paid the fare....
s are required.

Platform 1 is used by southbound Inter-City trains, platform 2 for northbound Inter-City trains. Platform 3 is used by the Tel Aviv suburban trains as a terminus of their journey.

The Inter-City train from Haifa always arrives several minutes before the suburban train to Tel Aviv departs, allowing interchange for passengers wishing to do so. The Passengers disembark the Inter-City train at platform 1 and go through the pedestrian tunnel to platform 3, where the suburban train is waiting. A similar but reverse interchange is possible between an incoming suburban train and an Inter-City train from Tel Aviv.

Train service

Binyamina Railway Station is a station on both the main North-South coastal line of Israel Railways (Nahariya
Nahariya

Nahariya is a city with an estimated population of 51,000, located in North District , on the Mediterranean sea, just south of the Lebanon border at Rosh HaNikra ....
–Haifa–Tel Aviv–Ben-Gurion Airport inter-city service) and a terminus
Terminal Station

Terminal Station is a 1953 in film English language film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman....
 for the Tel Aviv suburban line (Binyamina
Binyamina

Binyamina is a town in the Haifa District of Israel, south of Haifa and north of Netanya. Formerly an independent local council , in 2003 it merged with nearby Giv'at Ada into a local council now called Binyamina-Giv'at Ada....
/Netanya
Netanya

Netanya is a city in the Center District of Israel and is the capital of the Sharon plain. It is located between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north....
–Tel Aviv–Rehovot
Rehovot

Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 kilometre south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 106,200....
/Ashkelon
Ashkelon

Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....
 suburban service), as well as being an important interchange station
Interchange station

An interchange station or transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another....
 between the two railway lines. The station is situated between Atlit Railway Station
Atlit Railway Station

Atlit Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the town of Atlit as well as the Surrounding rural communities and military bases....
 to the north and Caesarea-Pardes Hanna Railway Station
Caesarea-Pardes Hanna Railway Station

Caesarea-Pardes Hanna Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station located between the Local council Pardes Hanna-Karkur and Caesarea 's industrial zone, and serves these towns, their large industrial zones, as well as Or Akiva and other small communities in the area....
 to the south.

  • Inter-city service:
    • On weekdays the station is served by 35 southbound and 35 northbound trains. First train departs at 01:56 and last train arrives at 00:27.
    • On Fridays and holiday
      Jewish holiday

      A Jewish holiday or festival is a day or series of days observed by Jews as a holy or secular commemoration of an important event in Jewish history....
       eves the station is served by 23 southbound and 20 northbound trains. First train departs at 01:56 and last train arrives at 15:06.
    • On Saturdays
      Shabbat

      Shabbat or Shabbos , is the weekly day of rest in Judaism, symbolizing the seventh day in Genesis, after the six days of creation. Though it is commonly said to be the Saturday of each week, it is observed from sundown on Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night....
       and holiday the station is served by 6 southbound and 5 northbound trains. First train departs at 19:17 and last train arrives at 21:50.


  • Suburban service:
    • On weekdays the station is served by 27 southbound and 26 northbound suburban trains. First train departs at 06:17 and last train arrives at 21:51.
    • On Fridays and holiday eves the station is served by 5 southbound and 6 northbound suburban trains. First train departs at 10:49 and last train arrives at 15:02.


Public transport connections

Binyamina Railway Station is located besides the Zikhron Ya'aqov
Zikhron Ya'aqov

Zikhron Ya'akov is a local council in Israel, south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway ....
 – Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Pardes Hanna-Karkur

File:Beit Harishonim Pardes Hanna from south west 01.jpgPardes Hanna-Karkur is a town in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2006, it had a population of 29,800....
 road (Route 652) and is accessible by several bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 lines as well as sherut taxis
Share taxi

A share taxi is a mode of transport that falls between private transport and conventional bus transport, often with a fixed or semi-fixed route, but with the added convenience of stopping anywhere to pick or drop passengers and not having fixed time schedules....
, although none of them is synchronized with train arrival or departure times. The bus lines are:
  • 9: Or Aqiva
    Or Aqiva

    Or Akiva is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, on the country's Israeli Coastal Plain . It is located just inland from the ancient port city of Caesarea and the Mediterranean, and to the north of the city of Hadera....
     – Orot, operated by Nativ Express
    Nativ Express

    Nateev Express is an Israeli bus company.It serves regional routes in two regions of the country:*The northern Sharon, Israel area, with hubs at Netanya and Hadera....
    .
  • 10: Or Aqiva – Orot, operated by Nativ Express.
  • 156: Afula
    Afula

    Afula is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley", referring to the Jezreel Valley. The city had a population of 39,200 at the end of 2007....
     – Binyamina Railway Station, operated by Kavim
    Kavim

    Kavim is an Israeli bus company. It was founded in 2000 and provided lines in the eastern Gush Dan region - the towns/cities Kiryat Ono, Petah Tikva, Or Yehuda, Giv'atayim and others....
    .
  • 202: Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station
    Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station

    Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station is the main bus station in Haifa, Israel, replacing the Haifa Bat Galim Central Bus Station. The former station is now only used to store Egged Bus Cooperative buses and for Egged Bus Cooperative office space and innercity buses now only stop there on the road rather than inside on the route between Hai...
     – Pardes Hanna-Karkur
    Pardes Hanna-Karkur

    File:Beit Harishonim Pardes Hanna from south west 01.jpgPardes Hanna-Karkur is a town in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2006, it had a population of 29,800....
     , operated by Egged
    Egged Bus Cooperative

    Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd is the largest bus company in Israel, and the second largest in the world . A cooperative owned by its members, Egged employs 6227 workers and has 3105 buses for more than 1038 service routes and 3984 alternative routes all over Israel....
    .
  • 872: Zikhron Ya'aqov
    Zikhron Ya'aqov

    Zikhron Ya'akov is a local council in Israel, south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway ....
     – Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
    Tel Aviv Central Bus Station

    Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, or Tel Aviv Central Bus Terminal is the primary bus station in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is located in the southern part of the city....
    , operated by Egged.


Sherut Taxis
Share taxi

A share taxi is a mode of transport that falls between private transport and conventional bus transport, often with a fixed or semi-fixed route, but with the added convenience of stopping anywhere to pick or drop passengers and not having fixed time schedules....
 (share taxis) stop on the road outside the station.

Facilities

  • Payphone
    Payphone

    A pay phone or payphone is a public telephone, with payment by inserting money or a credit card or debit card before a call is made. Some telephone companies have termed them, and tried to get the public to identify them as "coin phones", because the term "pay phone" may imply that other phones are free....
  • Ticket
    Ticket (admission)

    A ticket is a voucher to indicate that one has paid for admission to an event or establishment such as a theatre, movie theater, amusement park, zoo, museum, concert, or other attraction, or permission to travel on a vehicle such as an airliner, train, bus, or boat, typically because one has paid the fare....
     cashier
    Cashier

    A cashier is a person who rings up the goods or services that the consumer wishes to purchase. After all of the goods have been rung up, the cashier then collects payment for the goods or services exchanged....
  • Ticket machine
    Ticket machine

    A ticket machine is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train Paper#Applicationss at train stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams....
  • Buffet
    Buffet

    A buffet is a meal system where customer generally serve themselves. It is a popular method for feeding a large number of people with minimal staff....
  • Parking lot
    Parking lot

    Parking lot is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi-durable surface....
  • Toilet
    Toilet

    A toilet is a plumbing fixture and disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the excretory system: urine and feces. Additionally, vomit and menstrual waste is sometimes disposed in toilets in western societies....
  • Taxi
    Taxicab

    A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride....
     station


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