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The Ashkelon–Beersheba railway is a railway line linking Ashkelon and Beersheba operated by Israel Railways. It spans approximately 60 km of double track in the northern Negev region of southern Israel and provides rail service to the cities of Sderot, Netivot and Ofakim. , the line links Beersheba, Sderot, and Netivot to Ashkelon and Tel Aviv. ==Route and construction timeline== The line is composed of three sections: *A reconstruction and double-tracking of a part of the historic Ashkelon–Gaza coastal railway between Ashkelon and Yad Mordechai, parts of which were previously dismantled since the early 1970s. *A brand new railway between Yad Mordechai and Goral junction on the Railway to Beersheba. This section contains the new Sderot, Netivot and Ofakim stations. *An existing section of the Railway to Beersheba between Goral and Beersheba. The connection between the new railway heading from Ofakim to the Railway to Beersheba is achieved using a flying junction at Goral. This section is intended to be triple-tracked in a future follow-up project, with some bridges along the route already having been widened to accommodate three tracks. The line includes three new road bridges, 18 rail bridges, four grade separations and 11 bridge or tunnel passages for farming equipment. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ashkelon–Beersheba railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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