Ben Gurion Airport railway station

Ben Gurion Airport railway station
נמל התעופה בן גוריון
Israel Railways

Platform 1 of the airport train station at Terminal 3
Location Israel Ben Gurion Airport, Israel
Coordinates 32°00′01.66″N 34°52′13.91″E / 32.0004611°N 34.8705306°E / 32.0004611; 34.8705306Coordinates: 32°00′01.66″N 34°52′13.91″E / 32.0004611°N 34.8705306°E / 32.0004611; 34.8705306
Line(s) Tel Aviv–Jerusalem line
Platforms 2
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 10 October 2004
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 3,713,113

Ben Gurion Airport railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת נמל התעופה בן גוריון‎, Tahanat HaRakevet Nemal HaTe'ufa Ben Gurion) is an Israel Railways station located in the lower level of Ben Gurion International Airport's Terminal 3. The station opened in 2004, together with the opening of Terminal 3.[1] The railway line extending to the northwest from the station connects it to Tel Aviv and points north, while in the other direction from the station the railway splits south to Lod and southwest to Modi'in and Jerusalem.

Services

The station currently serves two lines: Tel Aviv – Modi'in and Jerusalem – Airport. In September 2013 the station handled an average of 11,892 passengers daily.

Tel Aviv – Airport – Modi'in

The rail journey from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv Savidor Central Station takes 15–20 minutes (with intermediate stops at Tel Aviv's HaShalom and HaHagana stations). Most Northbound trains from the airport then continue past Tel Aviv and terminate in Nahariya in northern Israel, making stops in selected destinations along the coast (with a total journey time of about 2 hours from the airport to Nahariya). The service to and from Nahariya operates 24 hours a day except on Shabbat (i.e., from Friday evening to Saturday evenings) and on Jewish Holidays. During the day and evening hours it operates twice per hour and in the opposite direction from the airport terminates in Modi'in to the southeast. During late night and early morning there is one train per hour terminating in Nahariya.

Airport – Jerusalem

The station currently serves as the terminus of the line to Jerusalem which opened for a commissioning period on September 25, 2018. Travel to and from Jerusalem requires a pre-ordered voucher until the line will be fully opened[2]. Eventually, trains operating on the Airport – Jerusalem route are expected to continue past the airport and terminate in Herzliya via Tel Aviv.

Future services

A westbound train at the station, as seen from the arrivals level.

It is technically feasible for trains from the station to reach the Lod railway station, which is a major rail junction in central Israel, and thus allow operating trains from Ben Gurion to many destinations south of the airport, such as Rehovot, Ashdod, and Ashkelon. Such services are expected in the future. Trains to and from the airport south to Beersheva via Lod and Kiryat Gat operated in 2007 and in 2012-2013 but have been replaced with bus service due to insufficient passenger demand, though this service may be reinstated in the future.

Station lines

References

  1. ↑ "Ben-Gurion Airport Station". Israel Railways. Archived from the original on 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Inauguration of the Yitzchak Navon Train Station in Jerusalem". rail.co.il.
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