Rehovot railway station
Rehovot railway station תחנת הרכבת רחובות محطة رحوڤوت | ||
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General information | ||
Coordinates | 31°54′32″N 34°48′23″E / 31.90889°N 34.80639°E | |
Owned by | Israel Railways | |
Line(s) | Coastal railway line | |
Platforms | 4 | |
Tracks | 4 | |
Construction | ||
Parking | 150 | |
Accessible | Yes | |
History | ||
Opened | 1 November 1920 | |
Electrified | 10 September 2022 | |
Passengers | ||
2019 | 3,855,766[1] | |
Rank | 7 out of 68 | |
Services | ||
Binyamina/Netanya - Rehovot/Ashkelon suburban line
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Rehovot railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת רחובות, Taḥanat HaRakevet Rehovot) is an Israel Railways station located in the city of Rehovot. It serves the city, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the nearby science industries park, as well as the city of Ness Ziona. The station is named after Ehud Hadar, CEO of Israel Railways between 1994 and 1996.
Location
The station is situated on the Lod–Ashkelon railway. It is located in the northern part of Rehovot, 600 meters north of the main gate of the Weizmann Institute and about 1.5 km north of the city center.
History
The station opened in 1920 on the historic
During
The station was reopened in 1990 with a suburban service to Tel Aviv. It proved to be a major success, since most residents of Rehovot work in Tel Aviv. Following this success, extensive reconstruction work began in 2000, which included the construction of two new passenger terminals, a pedestrian tunnel under the railway, a bus terminal and two large parking lots. The renovated station opened on December 31, 2001. The Rehovot - Lod railway was double-tracked in 2001.
Following the June 21, 2005 railway disaster near Kibbutz Revadim, trains from Be'er Sheva were diverted through the Kiryat Gat – Ashkelon line and non-stop through Rehovot for a day. This led to severe disruptions of the Ashkelon - Tel Aviv suburban service. Trains from Be'er Sheva were also periodically diverted through Rehovot during the reconstruction of the Lod - Kiryat Gat line.
Design
The station consists of two
There are two passenger terminals. The larger northern terminal serves passengers from Nes Ziyyona and the science industries park. A small bus terminal was built next to the northern terminal serving south bound buses, and all northbound buses stop on Route 412, just west of the terminal. The northern terminal houses the station manager's office, the cafeteria and toilets, as well as ticket cashiers and two ticket machines. The southern terminal mostly serves passengers from the city, the Weizmann Institute and the
Platform 1 is used for northbound trains, platform 2 for southbound trains and platform 3 is used for trains terminating at the station.
Train service
The station is situated on the Tel Aviv suburban line (
Suburban Service). All trains in this service stop at Rehovot, and some trains terminate at the station.On
Public transport connections
Bus Lines:
- 4: Rehovot railway station–Ness Ziona, operated by Egged.
- 11: Rehovot railway station–Eastern Neighbourhoods, operated by Egged.
- 12: Rehovot railway station–Bilu Center, via Eastern Neighbourhoods. operated by Egged.
- 16: Rehovot railway station–Bilu Center, via Kfar Gvirol neighborhood. operated by Egged
- 17: Rehovot railway station–Kfar Gvirol neighborhood (western Rehovot). Operated by Egged.
- 18: Rehovot railway station–Kiryat Moshe neighborhood (western Rehovot). Operated by Egged.
- 24: Rehovot railway station–Beit Elazari, via Givat Brenner. Operated by Egged.
- 26: Rehovot railway station–Egged.
- 27: Rehovot railway station–Yatziz, via Rehovot Central Bus Station, Kiryat Ekron and Mazkeret Batya. Operated by Egged.
- 36: Rehovot railway station–Afikim.
- 37: Rehovot railway station–Gan Yavne, via Gedera and Bnei Ayish. Operated by Afikim.
- 38: Rehovot railway station–Yesodot, via Kiryat Ekron and Highway 411. Operated by Egged.
- 40: Rehovot railway station–Bnei Re'em, via Gadera. Operated by Afikim.
- 49: Rehovot railway station–Yavne, via Rehovot Central Bus Station. Operated by Afikim.
- 201, 301, 371, 274, 164: Tel Aviv via Ness Ziona.
Facilities
- Payphone
- Ticket cashier
- Ticket machine
- Buffet
- Parking lot
- Toilet
- Taxistation
References
- ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
External links
Preceding station | Israel Railways | Following station | ||
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Be'er Ya'akov towards Binyamina
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Binyamina–Beersheba | Yavne East towards Be'er Sheva Center
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Be'er Ya'akov towards Netanya
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Netanya–Rehovot | Terminus |