Tel Aviv HaHagana Railway Station

Tel Aviv HaHagana תחנת תל אביב ההגנה
Israel Railways
Location	32 HaHagana Way, Tel Aviv
Coordinates
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 22, 2002

Railways in the Tel Aviv area

Legend Inter-city line to Nahariya via Haifa Binyamina Caesaria-Pardes Hanna Hadera West Hod Hasharon Sokolov Netanya Kfar Saba Nordau Rosh HaAyin North Beit Yehoshua Petah Tikva Sgula Petah Tikva Kiryat Arye Herzliya Bnei Brak Tel Aviv University TA Savidor Central Tel Aviv HaShalom Tel Aviv HaHagana Holon Junction Kfar Chabad Holon-Wolfson Ben Gurion Airport Lod Ganei Aviv Bat Yam-Yoseftal Lod Bat Yam-Komemiyut Be'er Ya'akov Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan HaRishonim Yavne West Ramla Rehovot Pa'atei Modi'in Yavne East Modi'in Central Ashdod Ad Halom Inter-city line to Jerusalem Ashkelon Inter-city lines to Be'er Sheva

Tel Aviv HaHagana Railway Station is an Israel Railways station in Tel Aviv. It is Tel Aviv's southernmost railway station, located some 400 meters to the east of Tel Aviv Central Bus Station. It is located between the lanes of the Ayalon Highway, just north of where Highway 1 splits from it. The station building fronts a road bridge above Ayalon Highway, connecting Lewinsky Street with HaHagana Road, thence the station's name. The station serves most Israel Railways lines, and its proximity to the central bus station makes it an important interchange hub. In September 2008 Tel Aviv HaHagana was the third busiest railway station in Israel with 117,805 boarding and 185,064 alighting passengers, after Tel Aviv Savidor Central and Tel Aviv HaShalom. As of the fall 2012 train schedule it is the busiest station in Israel in terms of passenger train movements, handling 26 separate trains per hour stopping at the station during peak times.

The station was originally built with a single platform (tracks 1-2) designed as an island platform. The station building was constructed above the platform, but only half of its original design was built. Later another island platform (3-4) was added to the east of it, and the size of the station building was doubled, making it symmetrical. Finally, another side platform (5) was built, which together with platform 4, serve the new line to Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan and Yavne West and Ashdod.

Access

Dan Bus Company lines 15, 16 and 41 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 line 16 offering a frequent and fast service to Allenby Street and the beach promenades. A number of lines stop at HeHarash Street, stretching immediately to the west of the station, parallel to Ayalon Highway. These include Dan lines 30, 31 and 32, Egged line 86 to Bat Yam, Egged line 274 to Rishon LeZion and a few other lines with part-time service run by Egged and Superbus. The access to the Central Bus Station is via Lewinsky Street.

References

Preceding station		Israel Railways		Following station
Towards: Nahariya Tel Aviv HaShalom		Nahariya – Haifa – Tel Aviv – Ben-Gurion Airport – Modi'in Inter-City Service		Towards: Modi'in Central Ben Gurion Airport
Towards: Kiryat Motzkin Tel Aviv HaShalom		Kiryat Motzkin – Tel Aviv – Beersheba Inter-City Service		Towards: Beersheba Central Kiryat Gat
Towards: Nahariya Tel Aviv HaShalom		Nahariya – Tel Aviv – Be'er Sheva Inter-City Service		Towards: Be'er Sheva Center Lod
Towards: Herzliya Tel Aviv HaShalom		Herzliya - Tel Aviv – Jerusalem Inter-City Service		Towards: Jerusalem Malha Lod
Towards: Binyamina/Netanya Tel Aviv HaShalom		Binyamina/Netanya – Tel Aviv – Rehovot/Ashkelon Suburban Service		Towards: Rehovot/Ashkelon Kfar Chabad
Towards: Netanya Tel Aviv HaShalom		Netanya - Tel Aviv – Rishon LeZion Suburban Service		Towards: HaRishonim Lod Ganei Aviv
Towards: Hod Hasharon Sokolov Tel Aviv HaShalom		Hod HaSharon - Tel Aviv - Rishon LeZion - Ashkelon - Be'er Sheva Suburban Service		Towards: Be'er Sheva Center Holon Junction