Afula–Nablus railway line

The Afula-Nablus Railway, also known as the Samaria Railway (Hebrew: מסילת השומרון), was a branch of the Jezreel Valley railway with a track gauge of 1050 mm,[1] that was originally intended to connect Jerusalem to the main branch of the Hejaz railway via the Haifa–Dera'a Line. These plans were never completed, and the line terminated at Nablus.[2] The line stopped running in 1932 due to lack of traffic.

A new line linking Afula with Jenin was proposed by Israel and Turkey in the mid 2010s, but was cancelled in 2024.[3][4]

Route

  • Afule (0 km)
  • Jenin (16.8 km)
  • Arrabeh (28.2 km)
  • Sileh (40.2 km)
  • Massoudieh (60 km)
    • Connection to Tulkarm[5]
  • Sabastieh (65 km)
  • Nablus (77.8 km)

References

  1. ^ "Railways in Palestine - Railway Wonders of the World". www.railwaywondersoftheworld.com. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  2. ^ "Time travel | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2005-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  3. ^ "Israel Cancels West Bank Railway Construction: Reasons and Consequences". Railway Supply. 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Israel cancels railway project linking northern region with West Bank". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  5. ^ "Massoudieh Station". DAAR. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
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