Tel Aviv HaHagana railway station is a major railway station on the Ayalon Railway in southern Tel Aviv, Israel, serving most lines of Israel Railways. It is located in the median of the Ayalon Highway, north of Highway 1 and 400 meters east of the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station. In 2019, over six million passengers used the station, making it the third-busiest in the country after the nearby Savidor Central and HaShalom stations at the time; it was subsequently overtaken by Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon and demoted to fourth place, but remains the third-busiest station in Tel Aviv.
The station building fronts a road bridge above the highway, connecting Lewinsky Street with HaHagana Road. The station's proximity to the central bus station makes it an important interchange.
History
The station was constructed in stages. It was originally built with a single island platform and two tracks. The station building was constructed above the platform, but only half of its original design was built. Later another island platform was added to the east and the station building was expanded. Finally, another side platform was built, which serves the line to Ashdod. Those tracks cross above the older Jaffa–Jerusalem railway south of the station.
Electrification works in the station were completed in 2019. A sixth platform is expected to be added to the station in the mid-2020s as part of the project to add a fourth track to the Ayalon Railway.
Access
Dan Bus Company lines 16, 46, 54, 104, 204 and 304 stop at the station's entrance and on the other side of the HaHagana road bridge. A pedestrian pass under the bridge connects the station with the latter stop. These lines mostly serve southern Tel Aviv, with lines 104 and 204 offering a frequent and fast service to Allenby Street, beach promenades and Ben Yehuda Street. A number of lines stop at HeHarash Street, stretching immediately to the west of the station, parallel to Ayalon Highway. These include Dan line 31, Egged line 26 to Bat Yam, Egged lines 71, 171 and 271 to Holon, Egged line 274 to Rehovot and a few other lines with part-time service run by Egged and Kavim. The access to the Central Bus Station is via Lewinsky Street.
Train service
| Preceding station |  Israel Railways |
Following station | ||
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| Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Nahariya |
Nahariya–Modi'in | Ben Gurion Airport towards Modi'in Central | ||
| Nahariya–Beersheba | Lod towards Be'er Sheva Center | |||
| Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Karmiel |
Karmiel–Beersheba | |||
| Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Binyamina |
Binyamina–Beersheba | Kfar Chabad towards Be'er Sheva Center | ||
| Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Netanya |
Netanya–Rehovot | Kfar Chabad towards Rehovot | ||
| Netanya–Beit Shemesh | Lod Ganei Aviv towards Beit Shemesh | |||
| Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Herzliya |
Herzliya–Ashkelon | Holon Junction towards Ashkelon | ||
| Herzliya–Jerusalem | Ben Gurion Airport towards Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon | |||
Station layout
Platform numbers increase in a West-to-East direction
| Platform 1 | Nahariya–Modi'in and Nahariya–Beersheba Returning toward Nahariya (Tel Aviv HaShalom) → Karmiel–Beersheba Returning toward Karmiel (Tel Aviv HaShalom) → Binyamina–Beersheba Returning toward Binyamina (Tel Aviv HaShalom) → Netanya–Rehovot Returning toward Netanya (Tel Aviv HaShalom) during peak hours only → Netanya–Beit Shemesh Returning toward Netanya (Tel Aviv HaShalom) → Herzliya–Jerusalem Returning toward Herzliya (Tel Aviv HaShalom) → Binyamina–Jerusalem Returning trains toward Binyamina during night hours only do not stop here → |
| Island platform | |
| Platform 2 | ← Termination track – not in ordinary use → |
| Platform 3 | ← Nahariya–Modi'in Advancing toward Modi'in Central (Ben Gurion Airport) ← Nahariya–Beersheba and Karmiel–Beersheba Advancing toward Be'er Sheva Central (Lod) ← Binyamina–Beersheba Advancing toward Be'er Sheva Central (Kfar Chabad) ← Netanya–Rehovot Advancing toward Rehovot (Kfar Chabad) ← Netanya–Beit Shemesh Advancing toward Beit Shemesh (Lod Ganei Aviv) ← Herzliya–Jerusalem Advancing toward Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon (Ben Gurion Airport) ← Binyamina–Jerusalem Advancing trains toward Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon during night hours only, except on Wed.-Thu. nights do not stop here ← Binyamina–Jerusalem Advancing trains toward Ben Gurion Airport during night hours on Wed.-Thu. nights only do not stop here |
| Island platform | |
| Platform 4 | Herzliya–Ashkelon Returning toward Herzliya (Tel Aviv HaShalom) → |
| Platform 5 | ← Herzliya–Ashkelon Advancing toward Ashkelon (Holon Junction) |
| Side platform | |
Ridership
| Year | Passengers | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,659,147 ( 1,142,574) |
3 of 66 ( ) |
2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
| 2020 | 2,516,573 ( 4,079,507) |
3 of 68 () |
2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
| 2019 | 6,596,080 | 3 of 68 | 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
References
- ↑ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
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