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Israel Railways · Beersheba line

Tel Aviv → Beersheba · Israel

A fast double-tracked run to the Negev’s capital, tracing the Ottoman military railway thrown down in 1915 to supply the WWI Sinai front.

Distance
107 km
Fastest time
1 h 5 min
Average speed
99 km/h
Top speed
160 km/h

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Israel Railways · Beersheba line, Tel Aviv to Beersheba
Photo · Omer Simkha · CC BY 2.0

Stations

  1. 1 kmTel Aviv Hashalom +2
  2. 3 kmTel Aviv - HaHagana
  3. 13 kmKfar Chabad
  4. 17 kmLod - Gane Aviv
  5. 20 kmLod
  6. 22 kmRamla
  7. 33 kmMazkeret Batya
  8. 44 kmKiryat Mal'akhi - Yoav
  9. 61 kmKiryat Gat
  10. 88 kmLehavim Rahat
  11. 101 kmBeer Sheva North - University
  12. 106 kmBe'er Sheva Merkaz

The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

How this line was checked

  • Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1659746: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
  • Checked against OpenStreetMap: 93% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 5 m); the longest stretch away from it is 7.5 km
  • Checked against the running timetable via Israel Railways: our line passes within 301 m of every station train 6019 calls at (the operator publishes no route geometry to compare)
  • Wikipedia has an article for this line
  • See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Israel Railways · Beersheba line?

The Israel Railways · Beersheba line runs 107 km from Tel Aviv to Beersheba.

How long does the Israel Railways · Beersheba line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 5 min for the 107 km. That is an average of 99 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.

Who runs the Israel Railways · Beersheba line?

Israel Railways, with Bombardier bi-level push-pull.

How old is the Israel Railways · Beersheba line?

The line has been in service since 1997. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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