Haifa Center Railway Station

Haifa Center HaShmona חיפה מרכז השמונה
View of the track and platforms of Haifa Center HaShmona
Location	67 Haatzmaut St., Haifa Israel
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	300 free spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1937
Rebuilt	2003-2004

Haifa Center HaShmona Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת חיפה מרכז השמונה‎‎, Taḥanat HaRakevet Ḥeifa Merkaz HaShmona, Arabic: محطة حيفا مركز - هشمونه‎‎) is an Israel Railways passenger station situated on the coastal railway main line and serves the City of Haifa. Although it is called Haifa's Central Station the title is largely historical. Nowadays it is far from being central both by passenger numbers and location-wise.

The station is situated on the North-South coastal line and is located on Plumer Square (Hebrew: כיכר פלומר‎‎, Kikar Plumer) along Independence Road (Hebrew: דרך העצמאות‎‎, Derekh HaAtzma'ut) in Haifa's downtown (or Lower-Town). The station is one of three railway stations serving the city of Haifa directly and also one of six railway stations within Haifa's municipal borders.

Haifa Center Railway Station was built by the British during their Mandate for Palestine and was opened in 1937. The station was built on territory reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea during the constriction of Haifa Port in the 1930s. The station building was built in the Bauhaus style and was aligned with the buildings that stood on HaAtzmaut Road (then - Kingsway), thus it is not parallel to the rail tracks and platforms at the station.

At first the station was constructed with two side platforms, but over time a third rail track was added along the far-side platform, thus making it an island platform.