Kfar Habad railway station

The Kfar Habad railway station is a railway station in the central Israeli village of Kfar Chabad. The station lies between Lod and Tel Aviv HaHagana. It is served by trains on the line between Binyamina and Ashkelon. The town of Kfar Habad is a Chasidic town affiliated to the Chabad movement. The station was constructed in 1952 in place of the old Palestine Railways halt which used to serve the village of Al-Safiriyya. In 1999, as part of double-tracking the Tel-Aviv--Lod railway, Kfar Habad station had been rebuilt. The station is operated by the country's national rail operator, Israel Railways.

Kfar Habad
כְּפַר חַבָּ"ד
Israel Railways
LocationAdjoining HaRakevet Quarter, Kfar Habad
Coordinates31°59′35″N 34°51′11″E
Construction
Parking40 spaces
Bicycle facilities5 spaces
History
Opened1891
1952
Closed1948
Rebuilt1999
Previous names1891–1948: es-Safiriyya
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.