Old Train Station

The Jerusalem railway station is a historic railway station in Jerusalem, located between Hebron Road and Bethlehem Road, near the German Colony. It is also known as the Jerusalem–Khan railway station after the caravanserai building, now the Khan Theater located across the road, to differentiate it from the Jerusalem–Malha and Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon stations opened after its closure.

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Type: Retail building
Description: former railway station in Israel
Also known as: “Jerusalem railway station”, “Jerusalem–Khan railway station”, and “Jerusalem—Khan railway station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gehenna and Khan Theatre.

Gehenna

Meadow

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Gehenna or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. Gehenna is situated 370 metres northeast of Old Train Station.

Khan Theatre

Theater building

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Jerusalem Khan Theatre is a repertory theatre based in Jerusalem. The theatre is located near the Jerusalem Railway Station, in an old caravanserai building. Khan Theatre is situated 140 metres north of Old Train Station.

Ketef Hinnom

Archaeological site

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Ketef Hinnom is an archaeological site discovered in the 1970s southwest of the Old City of Jerusalem. Archaeological excavations held at the site uncovered a series of Iron Age period Judahite burial chambers, dating to the 7th and 6th centuries BCE. Ketef Hinnom is situated 200 metres northeast of Old Train Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include German Colony and Mount Zion.

German Colony

Suburb

The German Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, established in the second half of the 19th century as a German Templer colony in Palestine. Today "the Moshava", as it is popularly known, is an upscale neighborhood bisected by Emek Refaim Street, an avenue lined with trendy shops, restaurants, and cafes.

Mount Zion

Suburb

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Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.