Hutzot HaMifratz Railway Station
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Hutzot HaMifratz Railway Station is an Israel Railways
passenger station serving Hutzot HaMifratz Mall , Israel's
largest open-air mall, and the surrounding Haifa-Bay
industrial zone just north of Haifa
.
and is located in the central part of the Haifa-Bay industrial zone. The station is one of two railway stations serving Haifa-Bay industrial zone (the other being Lev HaMifratz Railway Station
), although it is much smaller in terms of passenger numbers and trains serving it. The station is also one of six railway stations within Haifa's municipal borders.
s with two parallel rail tracks
running between them, a pedestrian
tunnel
connecting the two platforms
and a station hall on the eastern side.
During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
train service to the station was suspended after a Hezbollah Katyusha rocket hit a train depot in Haifa on July 16, 2006, killing 8 Israel Railways workers. It was restored 29 days later, on August 14, two days after the ceasefire
went into effect.
– Haifa – Tel Aviv
– Ben-Gurion Airport – Be'er Sheva Inter-City Service) and the suburban line serving Haifa's northern suburbs – The Qrayot
(Haifa - Qiryat Motzkin
Suburban Service), although only a third of all the Inter-City trains actually stop at the station. The station is situated between Qiryat Chaim Railway Station
to the north and Lev HaMifratz Railway Station to the south.
Highway 4
) and thus is within walking distance from a large number of bus
lines and Sherut Taxis (Share Taxi).
Israel Railways
Israel Railways is the principal passenger railway operating company in Israel, and is responsible for all inter-city and suburban rail way passenger and freight traffic in the country. All its lines are standard gauge. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain, from...
passenger station serving Hutzot HaMifratz Mall , Israel's
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
largest open-air mall, and the surrounding Haifa-Bay
Gulf of Haifa
Haifa Bay is a small bay along the Mediterranean coast of Northern Israel. Haifa Bay is Israel's only natural harbor on the Mediterranean.Fed by the Kishon River, the cities of Haifa and Acre mark its southern and northern capes, while its centre is lined with dunes and the suburban Krayot...
industrial zone just north of Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
.
Location
The station is situated on the North-South coastal lineCoastal railway line, Israel
The Coastal railway line is a mainline railway in Israel, which begins just south of the Lebanon-Israel border on the Mediterranean coast, near the town of Nahariya in Northern Israel and currently ends in Tel Aviv; by 2013 it will be linked to the existing Ashdod Railway Station south of Tel Aviv,...
and is located in the central part of the Haifa-Bay industrial zone. The station is one of two railway stations serving Haifa-Bay industrial zone (the other being Lev HaMifratz Railway Station
Lev HaMifratz Railway Station
Lev HaMifratz Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station in Haifa, Israel, serving Lev HaMifratz Mall , one of Haifa's largest malls, and the surrounding Haifa-Bay industrial zone just north of Haifa.-Location:...
), although it is much smaller in terms of passenger numbers and trains serving it. The station is also one of six railway stations within Haifa's municipal borders.
History
The station was constructed during the summer of 2001 and officially opened on October 16, 2001. This is the second public railway station whose construction was entirely funded by a private enterprise (the first being Lev HaMifratz Railway Station). The station replaced the temporary Kishon Railway Station that existed for several years some 700 meters to the north. The station consists of two side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s with two parallel rail tracks
Rail tracks
The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers and ballast , plus the underlying subgrade...
running between them, a pedestrian
Pedestrian
A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using roller skates or skateboards are also considered to be pedestrians. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case...
tunnel
Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...
connecting the two platforms
Railway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...
and a station hall on the eastern side.
During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War #Other uses|Tammūz]]) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War , was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. The principal parties were Hezbollah...
train service to the station was suspended after a Hezbollah Katyusha rocket hit a train depot in Haifa on July 16, 2006, killing 8 Israel Railways workers. It was restored 29 days later, on August 14, two days after the ceasefire
Ceasefire
A ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal treaty, but they have also been called as part of an informal understanding between opposing forces...
went into effect.
Train service
Hutzot HaMifratz Railway Station is a station on both the main North-South coastal line of Israel Railways (NahariyaNahariya
Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...
– Haifa – Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
– Ben-Gurion Airport – Be'er Sheva Inter-City Service) and the suburban line serving Haifa's northern suburbs – The Qrayot
HaQerayot
The Krayot are a cluster of five small cities founded in the 1930s in the Haifa Bay area, on the outskirts of the city of Haifa, Israel. The Krayot are Kiryat Yam ,...
(Haifa - Qiryat Motzkin
Qiryat Motzkin
Kiryat Motzkin is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, 8 km north of the city of Haifa. At the end of 2007, the population was 39,600. The city is named after Leo Motzkin, one of the organizers of the First Zionist Congress in 1897.-History:...
Suburban Service), although only a third of all the Inter-City trains actually stop at the station. The station is situated between Qiryat Chaim Railway Station
Qiryat Chaim Railway Station
Kiryat Haim Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the town of Kiryat Haim and the surrounding Kerayot region.-Location:...
to the north and Lev HaMifratz Railway Station to the south.
Public Transport Connections
Hutzot HaMifratz Railway Station is located about 400 meters to the north-west of the main highway ( Highway 4Highway 4 (Israel)
Highway 4 is an Israeli highway that runs along Israel's entire coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea, its route in the north runs from the Rosh HaNikra border crossing with Lebanon until the Erez Border Crossing with the Gaza Strip...
) and thus is within walking distance from a large number of bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
lines and Sherut Taxis (Share Taxi).