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Old Jerusalem Railway Station

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The Khan Station was the original Jerusalem terminus of the Jerusalem-Jaffa line that opened in 1892. It closed along with the rest of the line in 1998 and, at the request of the city, was not included in the renovations that resulted the resumption of Jerusalem-Tel Aviv service in 2003. That service now terminates south of the city in Malha.

When I visited, the station was in a serious state of disrepair and had apparently suffered a fire in the main building. A stage had been built on a part of the old railyard south of the building and the right-of-way was being converted to a recreational path.

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Jabotinsky Street east of station
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Old Jerusalem station end bumper
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Tracks disconnected from end bumper
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Abandoned ROW west of bumper
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Commemorative sign?
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Old station master's house?
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Street wall north of station
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New recreational path headed up to old ROW
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New bike racks (Davidic lion on bike!)
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Recreational trail
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West side of station building viewed from northwest
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Station building
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Station building
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Station building
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Station building
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Station building
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Razor wire
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Awning
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Awning
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Performance space in old rail yard
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Signal
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Signal
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Recreational trail headed south
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Signal and control tower remnants
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Station building
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The train theatre
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Street headed south to old station
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Kahn Theatre
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Kahn Theatre
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Bible Hill urban nature site sign
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East side of station viewed from the north
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Station entrance
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Station entrance
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Station buildings
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Old railyard
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Station entrance
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Drip irrigation in traffic circle center
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Station buildings
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Station entrance
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Station sign
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Interior
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Facade
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Blow up the Railway Station
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Event light pole banner
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Control tower
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ROW recreational path headed south
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Signals
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Path construction
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Track still in street crossing
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Track street crossing
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Project sign
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Recreational path
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Construction materials on old track
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Track from 1954
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Stone or iron ties?
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Surviving track headed south
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Fastener
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Construction materials on track
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New path beside track
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Construction fence on track
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Construction beside track
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Landscaping
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Track and path
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Old crossbucks
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Old crossbucks
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ROW looking northeast
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Expensive house next to tracks
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House next to tracks
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Houses next to tracks

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