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| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Simcha Holzberg St.,Be'er Ya'akov | ||||
| Coordinates | 31°55′57″N34°49′50″E / 31.932462°N 34.830571°E /31.932462; 34.830571 | ||||
| Line | Lod–Ashkelon railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | 70 spaces | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 1918; 107 years ago (1918-02) | ||||
| Closed | 1953–1972, 1973–1991 | ||||
| Electrified | 17 September 2022; 3 years ago (2022-09-17) | ||||
| Previous names | 1918–1948:Bir Salim | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019 | 777,819[1] | ||||
| Rank | 46 out of 68 | ||||
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Be'er Ya'akov railway station is arailway station in theIsraeli town ofBe'er Ya'akov. The station is located at the southern end of the town, roughly 2 miles east ofNess Ziona and 2.5 miles south east ofRishon LeZion.
The station originally opened in February 1918 and was named after the nearby British military headquarters asBir as-Salim railway station,[2] and served regular passenger trains betweenEl Kantara, Egypt andHaifa. When the1948 Arab-Israeli War broke out, the passenger service at the station ceased for half a century.
The station is served byKavim bus routes 1, 2, and 247. The station is also served by regularshare taxis that operating on route number 247. It also has 70 free parking spaces, and 8 equipped for the disabled.
The station serves suburban lines betweenAshkelon, andBinyamina. Trains operate every day of the week, though not between sunset Friday and sunset Saturday (Jewish Sabbath).
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lod towardsBinyamina | Binyamina–Beersheba | Rehovot towardsBe'er Sheva–Center | ||
| Lod towardsNetanya | Netanya–Rehovot | Rehovot Terminus | ||
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