Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station
Tel Aviv Savidor Central תחנת תל אביב סבידור מרכז تل أبيب مركز سافيدور | |
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Ayalon Railway | |
Platforms | 3 |
Tracks | 6 |
Construction | |
Parking | 3000 payable spaces |
Bicycle facilities | 50 spaces |
Accessible | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 3 November 1953 |
Rebuilt | 1988 |
Electrified | 5 April 2020 |
Passengers | |
2019 | 13,426,398[1] |
Rank | 2 out of 68 |
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The Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station (
.It is located in the median of the
The station was opened to the public in November 1954 under the name Tel Aviv Central, and throughout its history was also widely known as Arlozorov station. It was eventually named after Menachem Savidor, Israel Railways' chairman between 1954–1964 and later the Speaker of the Knesset.
It has three island platforms serving a total of six tracks, the most recent of which were built in 2005. An additional island platform and two more tracks are expected to be added to the station in the late-2020s as part of the project to expand the capacity of the Ayalon Railway.
In 2018, a northern access terminal fronting Modai'i bridge opened, adding a third passenger entry and exit point out of the station and facilitating additional access to the Diamond Exchange District.
The Arolozorov underground light rail station opened on 18 August 2023. It is located about 125 m south of the main entrance to Savidor Central railway station and provides access to the Red Line light rail line. However, this location is inconvenient, as it is separated from the station's entrance by a large parking lot and bus terminal; the Abba Hillel light rail station, 250 m to the east of the Diamond Exchange district exit, can be reached easier by foot.
History
The railway station was originally the southern terminus of the
In its initial configuration as a terminal station, the passenger platforms were located directly north of the terminal building, to the west of their present location. In 1988, the tracks leading to the station (along the present Pinchas Sapir Street) were shifted eastwards as works on the
Until 1980, the head office of Israel Railways was located at Haifa Central station when Tzvi Tzafriry, the general manager of Israel Railways decided to move the head office to Tel Aviv Central.[3] In 2017 Israel Railways' head office was relocated from Tel Aviv Central to a new office complex situated on the grounds of the Lod railway station, with the new station terminal being later built directly to its south.
Central bus terminal
The central bus terminal (מסוף רכבת מרכז), Arlozorov Terminal or Tel Aviv 2000 Terminal (מסוף 2000), is a major bus station located next to the Tel Aviv Central railway station, near the border of Tel Aviv and
Together, the bus and train terminals and the underground light rail station at the site constitute a major transportation hub that plays a significant role in both short- and long-distance public transportation in Israel. As of 2016 the bus terminal serves about 120,000 passengers daily.
Buses of
The terminal lies in the open air, unlike the central bus stations in
Train service
Preceding station | Israel Railways | Following station | ||
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Tel Aviv University towards Nahariya
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Nahariya–Modi'in | Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Modi'in Central
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Nahariya–Beersheba | Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Be'er Sheva Center
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Tel Aviv University towards Karmiel
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Karmiel–Beersheba | |||
Tel Aviv University towards Binyamina
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Binyamina–Beersheba | |||
Tel Aviv University towards Netanya
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Netanya–Rehovot | Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Rehovot
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Netanya–Beit Shemesh | Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Beit Shemesh
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Tel Aviv University towards Herzliya
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Herzliya–Ashkelon | Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Ashkelon
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Herzliya–Jerusalem | Tel Aviv HaShalom towards Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon
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Herzliya towards Binyamina
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Binyamina–Jerusalem | Ben Gurion Airport towards Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon
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Station layout
Platform numbers increase in a West-to-East direction
Platform 1 | Nahariya–Modi'in Returning toward Nahariya (Tel Aviv University) → Herzliya–Jerusalem Returning toward Herzliya (Tel Aviv University) → Binyamina–Jerusalem Returning toward Binyamina (Herzliya) during night hours only → |
Island platform | |
Platform 2 | Nahariya–Beersheba Returning toward Nahariya (Tel Aviv University) → Nahariya–Beersheba termination track for selected trains during off-peak hours only → Karmiel–Beersheba Returning toward Karmiel (Tel Aviv University) → Binyamina–Beersheba Returning toward Binyamina (Tel Aviv University) → Netanya–Rehovot Returning toward Netanya (Tel Aviv University) during peak hours only → Netanya–Beit Shemesh Returning toward Netanya (Tel Aviv University) during peak hours → Netanya–Beit Shemesh termination track during off-peak hours → |
Platform 3 | ← Nahariya–Modi'in Advancing toward Be'er Sheva Central (Tel Aviv HaShalom) ) during peak hours only
← Netanya–Rehovot Advancing toward Rehovot (Tel Aviv HaShalom) during peak hours only ← Netanya–Beit Shemesh Advancing toward Beit Shemesh (Tel Aviv HaShalom |
Island platform | |
Platform 4 | ← Binyamina–Beersheba Advancing toward Be'er Sheva Central (Tel Aviv HaShalom) (terminus) during night hours on Wed.-Thu. nights only
← Netanya–Beit Shemesh Advancing toward Beit Shemesh (Tel Aviv HaShalom) during off-peak hours only ← Herzliya–Jerusalem Advancing toward Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon (Tel Aviv HaShalom) ← Binyamina–Jerusalem Advancing trains toward Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon (Ben Gurion Airport) during night hours only, except on Wed.-Thu. nights ← Binyamina–Jerusalem Advancing toward Ben Gurion Airport |
Platform 5 | Herzliya–Ashkelon Returning toward Herzliya (Tel Aviv University) → |
Island platform | |
Platform 6 | ← Herzliya–Ashkelon Advancing toward Ashkelon (Tel Aviv HaShalom) |
Ridership
Year | Passengers | Rank | Source |
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2021 | 6,476,362 ( 1,495,825) | 2 of 66 () | 2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
2020 | 4,980,537 ( 8,445,861) | 2 of 68 () | 2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
2019 | 13,426,398 | 2 of 68 | 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
References
- ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
- ^ Cotterell, Paul (December 1989). Rothschild, Walter (ed.). "All Change at Tel Aviv". HaRakevet (6).
- ^ "From press release of May." (Press Release May 2009) (Archive) Israel Railways. Retrieved on 9 April 2013.