Ofakim railway station
![]() Ofakim Railway Station in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Northern Industrial Area, Ofakim | ||||
| Coordinates | 31°19′17″N 34°38′02″E / 31.3214°N 34.6338°E | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | December 31, 2015 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019 | 864,528[1] | ||||
| Rank | 43 out of 68 | ||||
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The Ofakim railway station is a railway station situated in Ofakim, Israel. It is located on the Ashkelon–Beersheba railway between Netivot and Beersheba and was opened to the public on December 31, 2015.[2] Next to the station, a new neighbourhood with affordable prices, specially designed for young people, is planned to be built by a NGO called Noah Initiative. The neighbourhood is designed as a Transit-oriented district, so the train will play a pivotal role in allowing the residents to live in the district while working in Beersheba or in the center of Israel.[3]
References
- ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
- ^ "התחנה הבאה: אופקים". Arutz Sheva. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ http://www.maariv.co.il/news/new.aspx?pn6Vq=J&0r9VQ=FDGJL היי דרומה: מה מוצאים הצעירים מתל אביב באופקים?
External links
Media related to Ofakim train station at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
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| Netivot towards Binyamina
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Binyamina–Beersheba | Be'er Sheva–North towards Be'er Sheva–Center
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| Netivot towards Ashkelon
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Ashkelon–Beersheba | |||
