Herzliya railway station

Herzliya railway station תחנת הרכבת הרצליה
Israel Railways
General information
Location	Ben Zion Michaeli St. next to Shiv'at HaKohavim Mall Herzliya, Israel
Coordinates	32°09′50″N 34°49′53″E
Line(s)	Binyamina/Netanya–Tel Aviv–Rehovot/Ashkelon
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Parking	300
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1953
Rebuilt	3 April 2004
Electrified	6 September 2020
Passengers
2019	3,004,648
Rank	14 out of 68

Herzliya railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת הרצליה, Taḥanat HaRakevet Herzliya) is an Israel Railways passenger station located in the city of Herzliya. The station currently has three island platforms serving two tracks each. In the 2010s, the Ayalon Highway was extended past the station northwards (as part of the Route 531 project) so that the platforms lie contained in the median of the highway, like the train stations in Tel Aviv.

History

The station was built in the 2000s to replace the older station which was opened on 23 October 1989 that was located a few hundred meters to the south of the present location. The old station was itself a reconstruction of the original station, built in 1953 together with the Coastal Railway. Most of the trains which stop at the station are suburban trains on the Binyamina/Netanya–Tel Aviv–Rehovot/Ashkelon line.

Since 2020, it is also a part of the new circular route (Sharon Railway) that serves the city of Ra'anana to the northeast, as well as Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal, Petah Tikva, Rosh Ha-Ayin, Kfar Saba and Hod Hasharon stations. The Sharon Railway was built as part of the Route 531 construction project. The station will also serve as the northern terminus for trains operating on the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway for several years as the initial stage of Israel Railways' electrification program will end at the station.

As part of the Route 531 project the station was greatly expanded. Platform exits were added leading directly to the pedestrian bridge across the tracks located in the northern end of the station, the existing side platform was converted to an island platform, and a new island platform was built east of the existing platforms. After these works, which effectively doubled the size of the station, it contains a total of three island platforms serving a total of six tracks, tying with Tel Aviv Central for the largest number of platforms in Israel. The additional platforms are necessary in order to accommodate the additional trains the station will serve on the Sharon Railway loop and as the terminus of trains which use the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway.

Currently, entry to the station is possible from east of the tracks but in the future entry from the west will be built as well, including a new 290-space parking lot to be constructed west of the station, supplementing the existing eastern lot.

Train service

Preceding station	Israel Railways			Following station
Haifa Hof HaCarmel towards Nahariya		Nahariya–Beersheba		Tel Aviv University towards Be'er Sheva–Center
Hadera West towards Karmiel		Karmiel–Beersheba
Beit Yehoshua towards Binyamina		Binyamina–Beersheba
Beit Yehoshua towards Netanya		Netanya–Rehovot		Tel Aviv University towards Rehovot
		Netanya–Beit Shemesh		Tel Aviv University towards Beit Shemesh
Terminus		Herzliya–Ashkelon		Ra'anana West towards Ashkelon
		Herzliya–Jerusalem		Tel Aviv University towards Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon
Beit Yehoshua towards Binyamina		Binyamina–Jerusalem		Tel Aviv Savidor Central towards Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon

Station layout

Platform numbers increase in an East-to-West direction

Platform 1	← Temporarily closed →
Island platform
Platform 2	←      Herzliya–Ashkelon Advancing toward Ashkelon (Ra'anana West)
Platform 3	←      Herzliya–Ashkelon Advancing toward Ashkelon (Ra'anana West)
Island platform
Platform 4	→      Nahariya–Modi'in Advancing trains toward Modi'in Central do not stop here → →      Nahariya–Beersheba Advancing toward Be'er Sheva Central (Tel Aviv University) during peak hours only → →      Nahariya–Beersheba Advancing trains toward Be'er Sheva Central do not stop here during off-peak hours → →           Karmiel–Beersheba and Binyamina–Beersheba Advancing toward Be'er Sheva Central (Tel Aviv University) → →      Netanya–Rehovot Advancing toward Rehovot (Tel Aviv University) during peak hours only → →      Netanya–Beit Shemesh Advancing toward Beit Shemesh (Tel Aviv University) during peak hours only → →      Binyamina–Jerusalem Advancing toward Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon (Tel Aviv Savidor Central) during night hours only, except on Wed.-Thu. nights → →      Binyamina–Jerusalem Advancing toward Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv Savidor Central) during night hours on Wed.-Thu. nights only →
Platform 5	→      Herzliya–Jerusalem Advancing toward Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon (Tel Aviv University) →
Island platform
Platform 6	←      Nahariya–Modi'in trains Returning toward Nahariya do not stop here ←      Nahariya–Beersheba Returning toward Nahariya (Haifa Hof HaCarmel) during peak hours only ←      Nahariya–Beersheba trains Returning toward Nahariya do not stop here during off-peak hours ←      Karmiel–Beersheba Returning toward Karmiel (Hadera West) ←      Binyamina–Beersheba Returning toward Binyamina (Beit Yehoshua) ←           Netanya–Rehovot and Netanya–Beit Shemesh Returning toward Netanya (Beit Yehoshua) during peak hours only ←      Binyamina–Jerusalem Returning toward Binyamina (Netanya) during night hours only

Ridership

Passengers boarding and disembarking by year

Year	Passengers	Rank	Source
2021	1,795,033 ( 786,956)	10 of 66 ( 5)	2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2020	1,008,077 ( 1,996,571)	15 of 68 ( 1)	2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2019	3,004,648	14 of 68	2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report

See also

• Transportation in Israel