Ra'anana South railway station

Ra'anana South railway station תחנת הרכבת רעננה דרום
Israel Railways
Station entrance under construction (2018)
Location	Ra'anana, Israel
Coordinates	32°10′22″N 34°53′15″E / 32.17278°N 34.88750°E / 32.17278; 34.88750Coordinates: 32°10′22″N 34°53′15″E / 32.17278°N 34.88750°E / 32.17278; 34.88750
Line(s)	Sharon Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	No
History
Opened	3 July 2018

Ra'anana South railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station in Ra'anana, serving the residents of Ra'anana, Kfar Saba, and the southern Sharon region. The station is a part of the Sharon Railway and is located in the center of the large interchange connecting highways 4 and 531.

The addition of this station and its sister station Ra'anana West will reduce the travel time for Ra'anana and Kfar Saba residents to Tel-Aviv to approximately 11 minutes.^[1] The station was scheduled to open on 1 July 2018^[2] but was delayed till the 3rd of July^[3].

Location

The station is located within Highway 531, which was constructed at the same time. The station building is located at ground level east of Highway 4 and north of Highway 531. This will extend the line from the current terminus, Hod Hasharon Sokolov to the next station, Ra'anana West, which was opened at the same time.

The station is adjacent to the Ra'anana Junction bus terminal, with buses to Ra'anana, Kfar Saba and the surrounding area.

Design

The passenger platforms is locating underground within part of a 1,825 meters long tunnel under Highway 4.^[4]

Sharon Railway
Future link to Herzliya Future link to Binyamina Ra'anana West Ra'anana South Hod Hasharon Sokolov Kfar Saba–Nordau to Rosh HaAyin North
Israel Rail Lines Map

References

External links

• Layout of the station (in Hebrew)
• Summary of Israeli rail development