Tel Aviv–HaHagana railway station

Tel Aviv–HaHagana railway station is a major railway station on the Ayalon Railway in southern Tel Aviv, Israel, serving most lines of Israel Railways. It is located in the median of the Ayalon Highway, north of Highway 1 and 400 meters east of the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station. In 2019, over six million passengers used the station, making it the third-busiest in the country after the nearby Savidor Central and HaShalom stations at the time; it was subsequently overtaken by Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon and demoted to fourth place, but remains the third-busiest station in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv–HaHagana תל אביב – ההגנה
General information
Location	32 HaHagana Way, Tel Aviv
Coordinates	32°03′15″N 34°47′05″E
Line(s)	Jaffa–Jerusalem railway Ayalon railway
Platforms	5
Tracks	5
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	22 June 2002 (2002-06-22)
Electrified	21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)
Passengers
2019	6,596,080
Rank	3 out of 68
Route map Inter-city lines to Nahariya and Karmiel via Haifa Binyamina Caesarea–Pardes Hanna Hadera–West Netanya Netanya–Sapir Beit Yehoshua Herzliya Ra'anana–West Ra'anana–South Hod HaSharon–Sokolov Kfar Saba–Nordau Rosh HaAyin–North Petah Tikva–Segula Petah Tikva–Kiryat Aryeh Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal Tel Aviv–University Tel Aviv–Savidor Center Tel Aviv–HaShalom Tel Aviv–HaHagana Holon Junction Kfar Chabad Ben Gurion Airport Holon–Wolfson Lod–Ganei Aviv Inter-city and suburban lines Bat Yam–Yoseftal to Jerusalem Paatei Modi'in Modi'in–Center Lod Bat Yam–Komemiyut Be'er Ya'akov Rishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan Ramla Rehovot Inter-city line to Beit Shemesh Yavne–West Yavne–East Mazkeret Batya Ashdod–Ad Halom Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav Ashkelon Kiryat Gat Inter-city and suburban lines to Be'er Sheva

The station building fronts a road bridge above the highway, connecting Lewinsky Street with HaHagana Road. The station's proximity to the central bus station makes it an important interchange.

History

The station was constructed in stages. It was originally built with a single island platform and two tracks. The station building was constructed above the platform, but only half of its original design was built. Later another island platform was added to the east and the station building was expanded. Finally, another side platform was built, which serves the line to Ashdod. Those tracks cross above the older Jaffa–Jerusalem railway south of the station.

Electrification works in the station were completed in 2019. A sixth platform is expected to be added to the station in the mid-2020s as part of the project to add a fourth track to the Ayalon Railway.

Access

Dan Bus Company lines 16, 46, 54, 104, 204 and 304 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 lines 104 and 204 offering a frequent and fast service to Allenby Street, beach promenades and Ben Yehuda Street. A number of lines stop at HeHarash Street, stretching immediately to the west of the station, parallel to Ayalon Highway. These include Dan line 31, Egged line 26 to Bat Yam, Egged lines 71, 171 and 271 to Holon, Egged line 274 to Rehovot and a few other lines with part-time service run by Egged and Kavim. The access to the Central Bus Station is via Lewinsky Street.

Train service

Preceding station	Israel Railways			Following station
Tel Aviv–HaShalom towards Nahariya		Nahariya–Modi'in		Ben Gurion Airport towards Modi'in–Center
		Nahariya–Beersheba		Lod towards Be'er Sheva–Center
Tel Aviv–HaShalom towards Karmiel		Karmiel–Beersheba
Tel Aviv–HaShalom towards Binyamina		Binyamina–Beersheba		Kfar Chabad towards Be'er Sheva–Center
Tel Aviv–HaShalom towards Netanya		Netanya–Rehovot		Kfar Chabad towards Rehovot
		Netanya–Beit Shemesh		Lod–Ganei Aviv towards Beit Shemesh
Tel Aviv–HaShalom towards Herzliya		Herzliya–Ashkelon		Holon Junction towards Ashkelon
		Herzliya–Jerusalem		Ben Gurion Airport towards Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon

Station layout

Platform numbers increase in a West-to-East direction

Platform 1	→           Nahariya–Modi'in and Nahariya–Beersheba trains toward Nahariya (Tel Aviv–HaShalom) → →      Karmiel–Beersheba trains toward Karmiel (Tel Aviv–HaShalom) → →      Binyamina–Beersheba trains toward Binyamina (Tel Aviv–HaShalom) → →      Netanya–Rehovot trains toward Netanya (Tel Aviv–HaShalom) (peak hours only) → →      Netanya–Beit Shemesh trains toward Netanya (Tel Aviv–HaShalom) → →      Herzliya–Jerusalem trains toward Herzliya (Tel Aviv–HaShalom) → →      Night Train toward Nahariya or Herzliya does not stop here →
Island platform
Platform 2	← Termination track – not in ordinary use →
Platform 3	←      Nahariya–Modi'in trains toward Modi'in–Center (Ben Gurion Airport) ←           Nahariya–Beersheba and Karmiel–Beersheba trains toward Be'er Sheva–Center (Lod) ←      Binyamina–Beersheba trains toward Be'er Sheva–Center (Kfar Chabad) ←      Netanya–Rehovot trains toward Rehovot (Kfar Chabad) ←      Netanya–Beit Shemesh trains toward Beit Shemesh (Lod–Ganei Aviv) ←      Herzliya–Jerusalem trains toward Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon (Ben Gurion Airport) ←      Night Train toward Ben Gurion Airport or Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon does not stop here
Island platform
Platform 4	→      Herzliya–Ashkelon trains toward Herzliya (Tel Aviv–HaShalom) →
Platform 5	←      Herzliya–Ashkelon trains toward Ashkelon (Holon Junction)
Side platform

Ridership

Passengers boarding and disembarking by year

Year	Passengers	Rank	Source
2021	3,659,147 ( 1,142,574)	3 of 66 ()	2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2020	2,516,573 ( 4,079,507)	3 of 68 ()	2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2019	6,596,080	3 of 68	2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report