Lod railway station
Lod railway station תחנת הרכבת לוד | |
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Israel Railways | |
General information | |
Location | 5 Yoseftal Ave., Lod |
Coordinates | 31°56′45″N 34°52′32″E / 31.94583°N 34.87556°E |
Platforms | 3 |
Tracks | 6 |
Construction | |
Parking | 300 spaces |
Bicycle facilities | 5 spaces |
History | |
Opened | 24 May 1891 |
Rebuilt | 1917–1920; 2016–2020 |
Electrified | 17 September 2022 |
Passengers | |
2019 | 2,489,889[1] |
Rank | 17 out of 68 |
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Lod railway station is an Israel Railways station in Lod, Israel, served by most railway lines of Israel Railways. The station is located in the HaRakevet district of south Lod. In December 2006, Lod Station served a daily average of 7,786 passengers.
Lod station is the 11th most used station of Israel Railways[2] and is home to a major railway depot. It traces its history as such to the 19th century, when it was used as an interim station on the Jaffa-Jerusalem line, the first significant railway line in the Middle East. For many years Lod (then called Lydda) was the main railway hub of mandatory Palestine and later Israel as it sits at the intersection of several major rail lines located in the central part of the country. Also, before the establishment of the state of Israel, the Coastal Railway did not exist, neither did westbound spurs from the Eastern Railway and therefore all traffic from the north of the country bound for Tel Aviv and Jaffa had to first proceed southwards to Lod, then reroute northwest through the station.
The station's location was changed following
The sprawling site also houses a large rail yard and extensive rolling stock maintenance facilities.
In late 2021, Lod station's electronic signage was upgraded to display information in Arabic, in addition to Hebrew and English.
Access
Bus routes that stop outside the station are: Kavim lines 11, 150, 152, 239 and 461, and Egged line 249.
References
- ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
- ^ According to official Israel Railways ticket sales data in September 2008. Not including passengers using the station for transfer
- ISBN 978-965-91147-0-2.
External links
Preceding station | Israel Railways | Following station | ||
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Tel Aviv HaHagana towards Nahariya
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Nahariya–Beersheba | Ramla towards Be'er Sheva Center
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Tel Aviv HaHagana towards Karmiel
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Karmiel–Beersheba | Kiryat Gat towards Be'er Sheva Center
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Lod Ganei Aviv towards Binyamina
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Binyamina–Beersheba | Be'er Ya'akov towards Be'er Sheva Center
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Kfar Chabad towards Netanya
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Netanya–Rehovot | Be'er Ya'akov towards Rehovot
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Lod Ganei Aviv towards Netanya
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Netanya–Beit Shemesh | Ramla towards Beit Shemesh
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