Modi'in Central Railway Station
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Modi'in Central Railway Station is an Israel Railways
passenger terminal and one of two stations serving the residents of Modi'in (the other being Paatei Modi'in
). It is the terminus of the Nahariya
-Modi'in line, with service to the airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko as well. A connection to Jerusalem is currently under construction, with service expected by 2016. The station opened on April 1, 2008.
Modi'in Central is the first rail station in Israel
that is completely underground.
The station does not have a parking lot. Commuters either walk to the station or take buses.
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 terminal and one of two stations serving the residents of Modi'in (the other being Paatei Modi'in
Paatei Modi'in Railway Station
Paatei Modi'in Railway Station is the next-to-last station on the Nahariya-Modi'in Israel Railways line, serving the residents of Modi'in. It was opened in September 2007. It served as the final stop on the line until April 2008, when service was inaugurated to the Modi'in Central Station.-...
). It is the terminus of the Nahariya
Nahariya
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...
-Modi'in line, with service to the airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko as well. A connection to Jerusalem is currently under construction, with service expected by 2016. The station opened on April 1, 2008.
Modi'in Central is the first rail station in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
that is completely underground.
The station does not have a parking lot. Commuters either walk to the station or take buses.