Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station
Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station is an Israel Railways passenger terminal in Jerusalem.
The station is the eastern terminus of the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway. It is the world's deepest heavy-rail passenger station, and the fourth deepest underground station in the world, with its platforms extending down to below street level. It is located near Binyanei HaUma and constitutes part of a major public transportation hub, being situated adjacent to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station as well as next to a station serving current and future lines of the Jerusalem Light Rail.
Construction of the station began in 2007 and was completed in 2018 at a cost of about NIS 500 million. The station entrance is located at an elevation of, with most of the station's of floorspace located underground. The length of the platforms is. The station can double as a shelter in case of a conventional, biological or chemical attack, being able to provide refuge for 5,000 people.
The station is named after Jerusalem native Yitzhak Navon, the fifth President of Israel.Station lines
