Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal railway station

Coordinates: 32°06′10″N 34°49′52″E / 32.1029°N 34.8310°E / 32.1029; 34.8310
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Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal railway station
תחנת הרכבת בני ברק – רמת החייל
Israel Railways
General information
LocationIsrael Mivtza Kadesh St. 1, Bnei Brak, Israel
Coordinates32°06′10″N 34°49′52″E / 32.1029°N 34.8310°E / 32.1029; 34.8310
Line(s)Yarkon Railway
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened20 September 1949; 74 years ago (1949-09-20)
Closed1990s
Rebuilt2000
Electrified25 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-25)
Previous names1949–1954: Tel Aviv haTzafon
1954–2016: Bnei Braq
Passengers
20191,271,141[1]
Rank34 out of 68

Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal railway station is a suburban passenger railway station in Israel, operated by Israel Railways. It is located on the Yarkon Railway near the Bnei Brak–Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak–Tel Aviv borders next to the Ayalon Mall and Ramat Gan Stadium. In spite of its proximity to important industrial and commercial areas of Gush Dan as well as to residential areas of Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak is one of the less-popular stations of Israel Railways, possibly because of its misleading name and lack of awareness. As a result, in an effort to increase the public's awareness of the station, the name of the Ramat HaHayal neighborhood located to the north of the station was added to the station's name in 2016.

The station is located approximately 200 meters from the three-borders point between Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan, which is situated near the bridge of Mivtza Kadesh Street over the Yarkon River.

History

Tel Aviv North station

Tel Aviv North railway station in 1949

The station was originally opened on September 20, 1949, for the purpose of serving the residents of Tel Aviv, and named Tel Aviv North. At that time, neither the

Ayalon railway existed, the only station serving Tel Aviv was Tel Aviv South, and the only connection from Haifa and the north of Israel to the south was through the Eastern Railway, which did not include a connection to Tel Aviv. The closest such connection was the Petah Tikva railway station
, which lay at the end of a short westbound spur off the Eastern railway. In 1949, Israel Railways decided to lengthen this railroad branch further to the west, and thus created this station.

With the opening of the Coastal railway in May 1953, the Tel Aviv North branch was further lengthened westward to connect with it and the station became more relevant and served as an interim stop on the Haifa–Jerusalem service using the new Coastal Railway. This was enabled since the route through the station could connect to the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway by bypassing central Gush Dan through Tel Aviv North and from there to the Eastern railway via Rosh HaAyin and Lod.

Decline in importance

With the opening of

Ayalon Highway
in heart of the Tel Aviv region, passenger service on the branch to Bnei Brak and Petah Tikva was abandoned entirely.

Resurgence as a suburban rail station

On June 3, 2000, a new suburban service was initiated by Israel Railways, going from Tel Aviv to the

Kfar Sava via the new Rosh HaAyin North railway station
.

Structure

The passenger station has three platforms—one adjacent to the entrance, and two on an island between two rail tracks.

The station complex also includes a freight terminal and a large rail yard as well as now mostly-disused industrial sidings to warehouses and factories adjacent to the site.

Access

Despite its name, Bnei Brak station is close to many northeastern neighborhoods of Tel Aviv, and is the railway station most easily accessible by public transport from Ramat HaSharon. North-East Tel Aviv (Ever HaYarkon neighborhoods) is accessible by frequent bus service operated by Dan Bus Company. The station is also a walking distance from Ramat HaHayal business and leisure zone in Tel Aviv.

The access to the station is from Lehi Street, a

Giv'atayim
.

Train service

Preceding station Israel Railways Following station
Petah Tikva-Kiryat Aryeh
towards Herzliya
 Herzliya–Ashkelon Tel Aviv University
towards Ashkelon

Ridership

Passengers boarding and disembarking by year
Year Passengers Rank Source
2021 282,841 (Decrease 37,979) 47 of 66 (Decrease 8) 2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2020 320,820 (Decrease 950,321) 39 of 68 (Decrease 5) 2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2019 1,271,141 34 of 68 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report

References

  1. ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
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