Lone JT42CW freight locomotive on the Heletz Railway near Sde David.
Historyedit
The railway was constructed by Israel Railways in the early 1980s, to provide a shortcut for freight trains from southern Israel headed for the Port of Ashdod. Previously, such trains had to be routed through the Lod Railway Station in central Israel. The railway was once used for some limited passenger service, though today it is used by passenger trains only on an emergency basis—in instances when the Lod – Kiryat Gat section of the Railway to Beersheba is blocked.
Developmentedit
The Ashkelon-Beersheba railway which opened in 2015 to the south of the Heletz railway provides an alternate rail connection between the Railway to Beersheba and the Lod-Ashkelon railway.
Israel Railways has proposed a plan to extend the Heletz railway from Kiryat Gat to Tarqumiyah in the future as a means of providing a rail connection between the Gaza Strip and the southern West Bank.
heletz, railway, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2011, learn, when, remov. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Heletz railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Heletz Railway Hebrew מסילת חלץ Mesilat Heletz is a 20 km railway in southern Israel which connects the Railway to Beersheba from a point just south of Kiryat Gat to the Lod Ashkelon railway near moshav Mavki im The track passes close to moshav Heletz from which it derives its name Lone JT42CW freight locomotive on the Heletz Railway near Sde David History editThe railway was constructed by Israel Railways in the early 1980s to provide a shortcut for freight trains from southern Israel headed for the Port of Ashdod Previously such trains had to be routed through the Lod Railway Station in central Israel The railway was once used for some limited passenger service though today it is used by passenger trains only on an emergency basis in instances when the Lod Kiryat Gat section of the Railway to Beersheba is blocked Development editThe Ashkelon Beersheba railway which opened in 2015 to the south of the Heletz railway provides an alternate rail connection between the Railway to Beersheba and the Lod Ashkelon railway Israel Railways has proposed a plan to extend the Heletz railway from Kiryat Gat to Tarqumiyah in the future as a means of providing a rail connection between the Gaza Strip and the southern West Bank 31 35 52 N 34 39 56 E 31 597673 N 34 665583 E 31 597673 34 665583 nbsp This article about transport in Israel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an Israeli building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heletz railway amp oldid 1184028701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
