Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon ירושלים – יצחק נבון
Surface vestibule
General information
Location	6 Shazar Avenue,Jerusalem
Coordinates	31°47′18″N35°12′09″E / 31.788219°N 35.202439°E /31.788219; 35.202439
Operated by	Israel Railways
Line	Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Connections	Jerusalem Central Bus Station,Jerusalem Light Rail
Construction
Structure type	Deep-levelpylon three-vault station
Depth	80 metres (260 ft)
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Barchana Architects
Architectural style	Neo-futurism
Other information
Website	rail.co.il
History
Opened	25 September 2018; 7 years ago (2018-09-25)[1][2]
Electrified	at opening
Passengers
2020	1,651,659[3]
Rank	5 out of 68
Location

Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon Railway Station (Hebrew:תחנת הרכבת ירושלים – יצחק נבון,Tahanat HaRakevet Yerushalaim–Yitzhak Navon;Arabic:محطة أورشليم – يتسحاق ناڤون), originally namedJerusalem–HaUma railway station, is anIsrael Railways passenger terminal inJerusalem, located at 6 Shazar Avenue.^[4]

The station is the eastern terminus of theTel Aviv–Jerusalem railway. It is the world's deepestheavy-rail passenger station, with its platforms extending down to 80 metres (260 ft) below street level.^[5] At the time of its opening, it was the fourth deepest underground station in the world and the deepest underground station outside the formerSoviet Union; it is currently the sixth-deepest in the world, and the deepest inWest Asia.^{[note 1]} It is located across fromBinyanei HaUma and constitutes part of a major public transportation hub, being situated adjacent to theJerusalem Central Bus Station as well as next to a station serving current and future lines of theJerusalem Light Rail.

The station is named after Jerusalem nativeYitzhak Navon, the fifthPresident of Israel.

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.

In 2021, 3,598,443 passengers embarked and disembarked, not only surpassing the (2019) pre-COVID traffic numbers, but also making Navon station the fourth-busiest in the network, aboveTel Aviv University.^[8]

In 2022, Navon Station reached a ridership of 6,536,393,^[9] nearly double that of the previous year, placing it behind only theSavidor Central andHaShalom stations in central Tel Aviv. 2022 also marked the opening of a second line served by the station, connecting Jerusalem withModi'in, as well as the beginning of nighttime services;^[10] initially only between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Savidor, with a stop at Ben Gurion Airport, these services were extended in 2023 to stop at Herzliya, Netanya, Hadera and Binyamina,^[11] continuing well north of the daytime services (which still terminate at Herzliya).

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 overEmeq HaArazim.

The underground portion of the station is built as apylon tri-vault. The side vaults each host one of the twoisland platforms, and are linked by three pairs of overpasses to the central vault. The length of the platforms is 300 metres (980 ft),^[12] 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.^[13] Due to the station's profound 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.

As of 2022, additional surface entrances from the east and south are being added as part of a major urban re-development plan being carried out in the vicinity of the station.

There is a proposed plan to extend the railway from the station towards theJerusalem–Malha railway station, via anew underground station in central Jerusalem and anotherunderneath the historic Jerusalem-Khan train station.

Platform numbers increase in a North-to-South direction

Passengers boarding and disembarking by year

Year	Passengers	Rank	Source
2022	6,536,393( 2,937,950)	3 of 66( 1)	2022 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2021	3,598,443( 1,946,784)	4 of 66( 1)	2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2020	1,651,659( 1,023,181)	5 of 68( 11)	2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2019	2,674,840	16 of 68	2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report

v t e Jerusalem– Herzliya/Binyamina Line
Legend
future electrification toHaifa Karmiel Ahihud toNahariya Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Haim Hutzot HaMifratz toBeit She'an HaMifratz Central Haifa Government District Haifa Bat Galim–Kiryat Eliezer Haifa–Hof HaCarmel Atlit Binyamina(night services only) Caesarea–Pardes Hanna(electrified, but not serviced) Hadera–West(night services only) Netanya(night services only) Netanya–Sapir(electrified, but not serviced) Beit Yehoshua(electrified, but not serviced) toRosh HaAyin–North viaRa'anana–West Herzliya toRosh HaAyin–North viaBnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal Tel Aviv–University(day services only) Tel Aviv–Savidor Central Tel Aviv–HaShalom(day services only) Tel Aviv–HaHagana(day services only) toRishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan toLod viaKfar Chabad Ben Gurion Airport toLod via theEastern Railway toModi'in Central Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon(no night service Wed.-Thu.) Jerusalem–Central Jerusalem–Khan Jerusalem–Malha
Israel Rail Lines Map

Preceding station	Israel Railways			Following station
Terminus		Jerusalem–Modi'in		Paatei Modi'in towardsModi'in–Center
Ben Gurion Airport towardsHerzliya		Herzliya–Jerusalem		Terminus
		Night Train Herzliya–Jerusalem

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