Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station

Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת ירושלים – יצחק נבון‎, Tahanat HaRakevet Yerushalaim–Yitzhak Navon, originally named Jerusalem–HaUma railway station) is an Israel Railways passenger terminal in Jerusalem. The address is 6 Shazar Avenue, Jerusalem. [4]

Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station

תחנת הרכבת ירושלים–יצחק נבון‎
Israel Railways inter-city rail station
Surface vestibule
Location6 Shazar Avenue, Jerusalem
Israel
Coordinates31.788219°N 35.202439°E / 31.788219; 35.202439
Operated byIsrael Railways
Line(s)Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway
Platforms2
Tracks4
Train operatorsIsrael Railways
ConnectionsJerusalem Central Bus Station, Jerusalem Light Rail
Construction
Structure typeDeep-level pylon three-vault station
Depth80 metres (260 ft)
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectBarchana Architects
Other information
Websiterail.co.il
History
Opened25 September 2018 (2018-09-25)[1][2]
Electrifiedat opening
Passengers
20192,674,840[3]
Rank16 out of 68

The station is the eastern terminus of the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway. It is the world's deepest heavy-rail passenger station, the fourth deepest underground station in the world, and the deepest underground station outside the former Soviet Union, with its platforms extending down to 80 metres (260 ft) below street level.[5] It is located across from Binyanei HaUma and constitutes part of a major public transportation hub, being situated adjacent to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station as well as next to a station serving current and future lines of the Jerusalem Light Rail.

The station is named after Jerusalem native Yitzhak Navon, the fifth President of Israel.

History

Construction of the station began in 2007 and was completed in 2018 at a cost of about NIS 500 million (appx. US$140 million).[6]

Station structure

Due to the constraints of building the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway in a grade suitable for carrying passengers, the station platforms had to be built 80 metres (260 ft) below street level, at the end of a tunnel leading to the railroad bridge over Emeq HaArazim.

The underground portion of the station is built as a pylon tri-vault. The side vaults each host one of the two island platforms, and are linked by three pairs of overpasses to the central vault. The length of the platforms is 300 metres (980 ft),[7] and the temperature inside remains consistent year-round.

The central vault itself contains the escalators, high-speed elevators and stairways leading up to the surface vestibule 60 metres (200 ft) above, where the station offices, ticket offices, station café and other services are located.

The surface vestibule is located at an elevation of 815 metres (2,674 ft), with most of the station's 60,000 square metres (650,000 sq ft) of floorspace located underground.[5] The lion's share of the underground portion is home to vast logistical and operating areas. The station can double as a shelter in case of a conventional, biological or chemical attack, being able to provide refuge for 5,000 people.[8] Due to the station's vast depth, its underground portion has large ventilation systems pulling in air directly from the surface level, which are also capable of quickly sucking out air in the event of a fire.

Station layout
+1 Street level Light Rail, buses
0 Entrance level Exterior plaza, security checkpoint, ticket machines, underpass to Central Bus Station
-1 Passenger hall Fare control, ticket machines, station master's office, station café
-2 Passageway to the platforms Children's play area
-3 Platforms ← Westbound toward Herzliya
Island platform
← Westbound toward Herzliya
← Unused platform
Island platform
← Unused platform

Station lines
Preceding station   Israel Railways   Following station
Towards: Herzliya
Ben Gurion Airport		   Jerusalem–Tel Aviv–Herzliya
Inter-City Service		   Terminus

See also

References
  1. Inauguration of the Yitzchak Navon Train Station in Jerusalem
  2. Opening of Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train route delayed by six months, Arutz Sheva, 21 February 2018
  3. "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
  4. https://www.rail.co.il/en/stations/jerusalem-yitzchak-navon
  5. Riva, Na'ama (26 September 2018). "מפלצת תת-קרקעית: תחנת הרכבת החדשה יכולה לשנות את ירושלים" [Underground Monster: The New Railway Station Can Change Jerusalem] (in Hebrew). TheMarker. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. Fiske, Gavriel (October 6, 2014). "Work begins on final tunnel for Jerusalem-Tel Aviv link". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  8. Petersburg, Ofer (August 18, 2010). "Israel's 'Judgment Day' Shelters". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
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