page_title: Malakhi Junction
section_title: Bus lines
hierarchical_section_title: Malakhi Junction / Bus lines
caption_attribution_description: Map of the bus stops in the Malakhi Junction (Qastina), Israel.
context_page_description: The Malakhi Junction, also known as Qastina for the Arab village which once stood there, is a major road junction in Israel, between Highway 40 and 3. It is located on the 37th kilometer of Highway 3.
  Like most junctions in Israel, it serves as a major transportation hub and has a trempiada, or hitchhiking stand. Due to its proximity to Kiryat Malakhi, it is also sometimes considered Kiryat Malakhi's central bus station, operated by the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In that capacity however, it has been often criticized, to the point that Ynet uses a photo of the bus stations in Qastina as a stock photo for public transportation critiques. In a March 2007 survey, Ynet gave Qastina a 0/10 rating out of 11 bus station checked nationwide. On March 1, 2008, the Israeli Channel 2 ran a similar survey, ranking Qastina lowest, with 0/3 on its three main criteria.
  In addition, the junction is a common stop for Israelis traveling between the north/center of the country to the south, a fact that helps maintain several fast food and other small stores. The junction has a Better Place battery replacement station.
context_section_description: Following is a list of bus lines which stop in the junction's terminal.
  ¹ – stops in the terminal in one direction only
  ² – Sundays only
caption: Map showing the locations of bus stations on the junction
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