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Hof HaCarmel Railway Station
Haifa Hof HaCarmel railway station ( he, תחנת הרכבת חיפה חוף הכרמל, ''Taḥanat HaRakevet Haifa Ḥof HaCarmel'', lit. Carmel Coast or Carmel Beach, sometimes spelled Haifa Hof HaKarmel; ar, محطة قطار حيفا – حوف هكرمل or as it appears on signs within the station) is an Israel Railways station serving the city of Haifa, Israel. Although it is not Haifa's official central railway station, its location next to the Carmel Beach central bus station makes it the busiest in the city, and in the country outside of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Furthermore, it has the most platforms out of any Haifa station, effectively making it the central railway station ''de facto''. Location The station is situated on the north-south Coastal railway line, Israel, Coastal line in southwest Haifa. It is located on Andrei Sakharov, Sakharov street adjacent to the Hof HaCarmel bus station and the Haifa South interchange, where the Coastal Highway (Highway 2 (Israel), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Railways
Israel Railways Ltd. , dba Israel Railways ( he, רַכֶּבֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Rakevet Yisra'el''), is the state-owned principal railway company responsible for all inter-city, commuter, and freight rail transport in Israel. Israel Railways network consists of of track. All its lines are standard gauge. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain, from which lines radiate out in many directions. In 2018, Israel Railways carried 68 million passengers. Unlike road vehicles and city trams, Israeli heavy rail trains run on the left hand tracks, matching neighboring Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries, whose formerly connected rail networks were constructed by British engineers. Until 1980, the company's head office was located at Haifa Center HaShmona railway station. Tzvi Tzafriri, the general manager of Israel Railways, decided to move the head office to Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station. In 2017, the company's head office w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
