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Trains Israel railway lines Haifa is served by six railway stations as well as the Carmelit, Israel's only subway system. The Nahariya–Tel Aviv main line of Israel Railways runs along the coast of the Haifa Bay and has six stations within the city. The line connects the city to Ben Gurion Airport, which is located south of Tel Aviv. Note - not all trains that reach Tel Aviv also reach the airport, and not all trains that leave the airport reach Haifa. Attendees to the conference using the trains to reach Haifa need to use the direct trains from the Airport or from Tel Aviv to Haifa or Nahariya. All trains to Nahariya stop at Haifa. From south-west to north-east, the train stations are: Haifa Hof HaCarmel, Haifa Bat Galim, Haifa Merkaz HaShmona, Lev HaMifratz, Hutzot HaMifratz and Kiryat Haim. There are direct trains from Haifa to Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion International Airport, Nahariya, Akko, Kiryat Motzkin, Binyamina, lod, Kiryat Gat, Beer Sheva and other locations. Buses Haifa's bus lines are operated almost exclusively by the Egged bus company, which operates two terminals: HaMifratz Central Bus Station, adjacent to the Lev HaMifratz Railway Station Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station, adjacent to the Hof HaCarmel Railway Station Lines to the North of the country use HaMifratz Central Bus Station and their coverage includes most towns in the north of Israel. Lines heading south use Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station. Destinations directly reachable from Hof HaCarmel include Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat, and intermediate communities. All urban lines are run by Egged. There are also service taxis that run along some bus routes but do not have an official schedule. Haifa is one of the few cities in Israel where some buses operate on Shabbat. Bus lines operate throughout the city on a reduced schedule from late Saturday morning onwards. Underground The Carmelit, Israel's only underground transportation The Haifa underground railway system is called Carmelit. It is a subterranean funicular on rails, running from downtown Paris Square to Gan HaEm (Mother's Park) on Mount Carmel. With a single track, six stations and two trains, it is listed in the Guinness World Records as the world's shortest metro system. Cable Car Haifa has a touristic cable car running from Stella Maris monastery atop Mount Carmel to Bat Galim on the coast it is mainly used for tourism purposes.