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°ECoordinates: 31°36′12″N 34°46′40″E / 31.60333°N 34.77778°E |
| 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  10% |
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.
Train service
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.
Station Lines
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| Preceding station | Israel Railways | Following station | ||
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| Towards: Kiryat Motzkin Tel Aviv HaHagana |
Kiryat Motzkin – Tel Aviv – Beersheba Inter-City Service |
Towards: Beersheba Central Beersheba North | ||
| Towards: Nahariya Ramla |
Nahariya – Tel Aviv – Beersheba Inter-City Service |
Towards: Beersheba Central Lehavim |