Ra'anana South railway station

Railway station in Israel
32°10′22″N 34°53′15″E / 32.17278°N 34.88750°E / 32.17278; 34.88750Line(s)Sharon RailwayPlatforms2Tracks2ConstructionParkingNoHistoryOpened3 July 2018; 5 years ago (2018-07-03)Electrified25 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-25)Passengers2019233,114[1]Rank65 out of 68

Ra'anana South railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station at the boundary between Ra'anana, Kfar Saba and Kfar Malal. It serves the residents of the southern Sharon region. The station is located on the Sharon Railway, in the center of the large interchange connecting highways 4 and 531.

The addition of this station and its sister station Ra'anana West will reduce the travel time for Ra'anana and Kfar Saba residents to Tel-Aviv to approximately 11 minutes[2] when the link via Herzliya railway station opens. The two stations were opened on 3 July 2018,[3] and the link via Herzliya is scheduled to open in early 2020.

With only 233,114 passengers recorded in 2019, the station is the least used in the Central District.

Location

The station is located within Highway 531, which was constructed at the same time. The station building is located at ground level east of Highway 4 and north of Highway 531. The station is adjacent to the Ra'anana Junction bus terminal, with buses to Ra'anana, Kfar Saba and the surrounding area.

A pedestrian bridge above Highway 4 is planned in the future, providing additional access to the station from the southeastern neighborhoods of Ra'anana.

Design

The passenger platforms are located underground inside a 1,825 meters-long rail tunnel under Highway 4.[4]

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Herzliya–
Ashkelon line
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Herzliya
Future link to
Binyamina
Ra'anana West
Ra'anana South
Hod Hasharon Sokolov
Kfar Saba–Nordau
Rosh HaAyin North
Petah Tikva Sgula
Petah Tikva Kiryat Aryeh Red Line (Tel Aviv Light Rail)
Bnei Brak
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv Savidor Central Red Line (Tel Aviv Light Rail) Bus interchange
Tel Aviv HaShalom
Tel Aviv HaHagana
Holon Junction
Holon-Wolfson
Bat Yam-Yoseftal
Bat Yam-Komemiyut
Rishon LeZion
Moshe Dayan
Yavne West
Ashdod Ad Halom
Ashkelon
Israel Rail Lines Map

Train service

Preceding station Israel Railways Following station
Ra'anana West
towards Herzliya
Herzliya–Ashkelon Hod Hasharon Sokolov
towards Ashkelon

Ridership

Passengers boarding and disembarking by year
Year Passengers Rank Source
2022 149,799 (Increase 80,861) 65 of 67 (Steady) 2022 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2021 68,938 (Increase 18,444) 65 of 66 (Steady) 2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2020 50,494 (Decrease 182,620) 65 of 68 (Steady) 2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2019 233,114 65 of 68 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report

References

  1. ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
  2. ^ "Israel Railways - Projects currently performed". www1.rail.co.il. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04.
  3. ^ עושים היסטוריה: 9 ימים לפתיחת תחנות הרכבת ברעננה
  4. ^ "New Road 531 - to the North of Tel Aviv Metropolis | נתיבי ישראל". www.iroads.co.il. Archived from the original on 2018-07-03.

External links

  • Layout of the station (in Hebrew)
  • Summary of Israeli rail development
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Main line
Coastal railway
Ayalon railway
Old Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway
South railway
Branch lines
Acre–Karmiel railway
Jezreel Valley railway
Sharon railway
Eastern railway
Yarkon railway
Tel Aviv–Bnei Darom railway
New Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway
Anava–Modi'in railway
Lod–Ashkelon railway
Rishon LeZion–Modi'in railway
Ashkelon–Beersheba railway
Old Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway
South railway
Future lines
Eastern railway (under construction)
Rishon LeZion–Modi'in railway (under construction)
Planned
  • Karmiel-Kiryat Shmona railway
Proposed
Freight lines


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