Netanya Railway Station
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Netanya Railway Station
תחנת הרכבת נתניה |
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| Israel Railways | |
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| Location | 5 HaRakevet Way, Netanya |
| Coordinates | 32°19′11″N 34°52′09″E / 32.31972°N 34.86917°ECoordinates: 32°19′11″N 34°52′09″E / 32.31972°N 34.86917°E |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | 270 spaces |
| Bicycle facilities | 15 spaces |
| History | |
| Opened | May 1953 |
| Electrified | no |
Netanya Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת נתניה, Taḥanat HaRakevet Netanya) is an Israel Railways passenger station located in the city of Netanya and serves the city, with its large North industrial zone, as well as other small communities in the area.
The station is situated on the North-South coastal line and is located in the western part of Netanya, 500 meters southeast of the Netanya Interchange where the Coastal Highway (Highway 2) meets Route 57. Its address is 5 HaRakevet Street (Hebrew: רחוב הרכבת, The Railway Street). The station is one of three railway stations serving the central portion of the Sharon plain, the others being Netanya Sapir Railway Station in the South industrial zone, and Beit Yehoshua Railway Station further south.
In 1993 Israel Railways introduced the concept of regional rail by inaugurating the Netanya – Tel Aviv Suburban Service. Netanya was the northern terminus of the suburban trains as well as continuing to be a stop on the Haifa – Tel Aviv Inter-City Service.
When Israel Railways reorganized the suburban service in the late 1990s the line was extended to Binyamina and Netanya Railway Station lost its terminus status (except for rush hours, when an additional train leaves the station for Tel Aviv and the southern suburbs). As part of the same reorganization it was decided that Inter-City trains would, in most cases, skip the station in order to reduce travel time between the two large metropolises of Haifa and Tel Aviv. The same rule was applied on all intermediate stations between Tel Aviv University Railway Station and Binyamina Railway Station, except for some late-night and early morning trains.
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