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Kiryat Gat Railway Station

Qiryat Gat Railway Station
תחנת הרכבת קריית גת
كريات جات
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Coordinates 31°36′12″N 34°46′40″E / 31.60333°N 34.77778°E / 31.60333; 34.77778Coordinates: 31°36′12″N 34°46′40″E / 31.60333°N 34.77778°E / 31.60333; 34.77778
Line(s) Tel Aviv - Beersheba
Platforms 2
Tracks 4
Construction
Parking 100
History
Opened July 1960
Closed 1979 to 1997
Rebuilt 1997
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 650,000 Increase 10%
Nahariya - Be'er Sheva inter-city line
Nahariya
Akko
Kiryat Motzkin
Kiryat Haim
Lev HaMifratz
Haifa Central HaShmona
Haifa Bat Galim
Haifa Hof HaCarmel
to Kfar Sava
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv Savidor Central
Tel Aviv HaShalom
Tel Aviv HaHagana
to Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan
to Ben Gurion Airport
Lod
to Ashkelon
Ramla
to Jerusalem Malha
Kiryat Gat
Lehavim Rahat
Be'er Sheva North
to Dimona
Be'er Sheva Central
Israel Rail Lines Map

Kiryat Gat Railway Station is a station on the Israel Railways lines between Tel Aviv (and points north) and Be'er Sheva, serving Kiryat Gat. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of Kiryat Gat. The station was first opened in July 1960, but was closed from 1979 to 1997. In December 2006 the station served a daily average of 1850 passengers.

The station is accessible by intracity bus routes 1, 2, 3, and regional bus routes 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70 and 251. All routes are operated by Dan BaDarom.

The station is open 24 hours a day, except on Saturdays. At peak times there are two trains per hour in each direction to and from Tel Aviv (and points north) and Be're Sheva, with a journey time of approximately half an hour to each city. Service then drops to one train per hour at off-peak times. Early morning trains to and from the station also stop at Ben Gurion International Airport.


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