Jerusalem Malha Railway Station

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Jerusalem Malha Railway Station תחנת מלחה ירושלים Israel Railways

The station's facade
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Address	Jerusalem, Israel
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Opened	June, 2005

The Jerusalem Malha Railway Station is the main train station in Jerusalem, operated by Israel Railways. The station is located in the southern neighborhood of Manahat, also known as Malha, near the Jerusalem Shopping Mall and Teddy Stadium, the home field of the Beitar Jerusalem football club. Outside the station is an area for bus stops of lines serving the station and a bus depot where buses are stored and refueled. The entrance to the station is on ground level and there are steps and escalators going in to the station. There is a ticket counter and an automatic ticket machine as well as bathrooms. Then access the platforms through another escalator to board the trains.

When buying inter-city tickets to Jerusalem Malha, passengers can get a reduced-price transfer to a city bus, to continue their trip to other parts of the city.

Jerusalem Malha is the terminus of the line. The other Jerusalem station is the Biblical Zoo, with limited stops. Jerusalem Malha was opened on April 9, 2005, when the historic Tel Aviv-Jerusalem line was restored after being out of service for six years. The line was in bad shape and needed serious upgrades, including the laying of new tracks. Jerusalem Malha replaced the historic Khan Station in central Jerusalem which was not restored due to the objections of area residents over train noise. In 2009, there will be a new high speed train line from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem which will terminate at a new underground station under construction beneath the Jerusalem Central Bus Station. There are plans to connect the line from the Jerusalem Central Bus Station to Jerusalem Malha.

Trains from Jerusalem travel westbound to Beit Shemesh, where passengers can catch a train to Ramla, Lod, Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva, Rosh Ha'ayin, and Kfar Saba with connecting service to other destinations from Lod and Tel Aviv.

Since February 5, 2006, intercity bus routes to Gush Etzion and the Hebron area stop at the new bus depot at Jerusalem Malha Train Station on their way from the Jerusalem Central Bus Station to their destination via Begin Boulevard. This route avoids downtown traffic and is faster, but inconvenient for people who work downtown.