Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station

Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station
Construction of the underground railway station
Platforms	4
Connections	Buses from the Jerusalem Central Bus Station and light rail stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	80m
Platform levels	3
History
Opened	Expected in 2017

Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת בנייני האומה‎, Tahanat HaRakevet Binyenei HaUma) is a future railway station on the future high-speed railway to Jerusalem near Binyanei HaUma in Jerusalem, Israel. The station is currently under construction and will be mostly underground, 60–80 m deep. It is located adjacent to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station as well as next to a station of the Jerusalem Light Rail.

Construction of the station's foundations began in 2007, after the company Ramat beat Terre Armee, Ram Engineering and Linom in a tender to excavate the station's lower level and underground platforms at the cost of NIS 83 million. Ramat's excavation was halted for an extended period of time due to financial problems at the company and was restarted in early 2010. As of Summer 2013, most of the station's basic underground structure is nearly complete and in June of that year, Israel Railways published a follow-up tender for the completion of the underground facilities, the above-ground entry atrium, plus the supply and installation of mechanical and electrical systems – with an anticipated overall completion date in the second half of 2017.

The station's total floorspace will be 26,000 m², and the length of the platforms will be 300 m. The station is set to double as a shelter in case of a biological or chemical attack, being able to provide refuge for 5,000 people.

External links

• Video of the construction site (December 2011).
• Architectural renderings by Barchana Architects.