Acre railway station
Acre עכו | |
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Platforms | 3 |
Tracks | 3 |
Construction | |
Parking | 300 free spaces[1] |
Bicycle facilities | 4 spaces[1] |
Accessible | Yes[1] |
History | |
Opened | 1950s |
Rebuilt | 2002 |
Passengers | |
2019 | 2,043,343[2] |
Rank | 25 out of 68 |
Acre railway station (
Location
The station is situated on the North-South coastal line. The station is located on David Remez Street (Hebrew: רחוב רמז, Reḥov Remez) in the eastern part of the city, across the road from the city market and a short walking distance from the central bus station .
History
The original Acre station was constructed by the
The present-day station was constructed in the early 1950s at the location of the halt on the Beirut-Cairo railway. The location of the original Ottoman two-storey station building is since 1954 occupied by the Acre School for Naval Officers. The building itself was demolished in mid-1960s.
The station underwent a complete reconstruction from the summer of 2001 until the spring of 2002, which included the update to the present
Train service to the station was completely suspended on 13 July 2006, the day after the
Design
The station consists of a
Platform 1 is used for northbound trains, platform 2 for southbound trains and platform 3 is used for trains beginning or ending their journey at the station.
Train service
Acre Railway Station is a station on the main north–south coastal line of
Timetable highlights:
- On weekdaysthe station is served by 32 southbound and 30 northbound Inter-City trains. First train departs at 01:09 and last train arrives at 01:26.
- On Fridays and holidayeves the station is served by 22 southbound and 20 northbound trains. First train departs at 01:09 and last train arrives at 15:00.
- On holidaythe station is served by 6 southbound and 5 northbound trains. First train departs at 18:53 and last train arrives at 23:07.
Preceding station | Israel Railways | Following station | ||
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Nahariya Terminus
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Nahariya–Modi'in | Kiryat Motzkin towards Modi'in Central
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Nahariya–Beersheba | Kiryat Motzkin towards Be'er Sheva Center
|
Station layout
Platform numbers increase in a West-to-East direction
Side platform | |
Platform 1 | Nahariya–Modi'in and Nahariya–Beersheba Returning toward Nahariya (terminus) → |
Platform 2 | ← Nahariya–Modi'in Advancing toward Be'er Sheva Central (Kiryat Motzkin )
|
Island platform | |
Platform 3 | ← Termination track – not in ordinary use → |
Ridership
Year | Passengers | Rank | Source |
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2020 | 732,180 ( 1,311,163) | 23 of 68 ( 2) | 2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
2019 | 2,043,343 | 25 of 68 | 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
Public transport connections
Acre Railway Station is located a short walking distance from Acre's central bus station, thus passenger can reach the station from almost every part of the region. A number of Inter-City and local buses stop just in front of the station, providing even better connection to the railway station.
Sherut Taxis (share taxis) stop on the street, just outside the station.
Facilities
- Payphone
- Ticket cashier
- Ticket machine
- Buffet
- Parking lot
- Toilet
- Taxistation
References
- ^ a b c d "Israel Railways – Ako (English)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.