Mazkeret Batya railway station explained

Mazkeret Batya
תחנת הרכבת מזכרת בתיה
Coordinates:31.8401°N 34.8546°W
Line:Tel Aviv – Lod – Beersheba
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Passengers:243,989[1]
Pass Year:2019
Pass Rank:64 out of 68
Accessible:Yes

Mazkeret Batya railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station situated on the railway to Beersheba.

History

The station is located north of Route 411 and south of the Shlosha stream, near the planned industrial zone of Mazkeret Batya.

The tender for the station was published in March 2016. On 27 December 2016 the Minister of Transportation, Yisrael Katz laid the cornerstone for the station. According to the ministry of transportation the station was to be inaugurated during October 2018, but this was delayed to 2019. The cost of building the station was approximately 20 million NIS. It opened on 30 May 2019.

The station has 320 parking spaces, 9 handicapped spaces and 7 bus bays. It has two 300 meter long side platforms with an underground passage to reach them, serving a total of two tracks. Each of the side platforms can be converted to an island platform in the future, allowing the station to serve a total of four tracks.

Trains on the Tel Aviv – Lod – Be'er Sheva line stop at this station.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report . Israel Railways.