Modi'in–Center railway station
Rail station in Modi'in, Israel
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Modi'in–Center railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת מודיעין – מרכז, Tahanat HaRakevet Modi'in Merkaz) is an Israel Railways passenger terminal and one of two stations serving Modi'in (the other being Paatei Modi'in). It is the terminus of the Nahariya-Modi'in line, with service to the airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko. It became operational on 1 April 2008. On 31 March 2022, an electric link to Jerusalem was established.
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| Coordinates | 31°54′03″N 35°00′21″E | ||||||||||||||
| Line | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | underground | ||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 31 March 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 1,711,198[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 29 out of 68 | ||||||||||||||
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Modi'in Central is the first rail station in Israel that is completely underground. Covering an area of approximately 7,000 square meters (75,000 sq ft),[2] it was the largest railway station in Israel until the opening of the Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station, which is eight times larger.
