Ra'anana West railway station

Ra'anana West railway station
תחנת הרכבת רעננה מערב
Israel Railways
Station building, footbridge, and platform canopies
Location Herzliya Mizrach Interchange, Ra'anana,
Israel
Coordinates 32°10′49″N 34°51′03″E / 32.18028°N 34.85083°E / 32.18028; 34.85083Coordinates: 32°10′49″N 34°51′03″E / 32.18028°N 34.85083°E / 32.18028; 34.85083
Line(s) Sharon Railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking 300 places (Free)
History
Opened 3 July 2018

Ra'anana West railway station is a new Israel Railways passenger station in the median of Highway 531, between the cities of Ra'anana and Herzliya, as part of the Sharon Railway.

The addition of this station and its sister station Ra'anana South, will reduce the travel time for Ra'anana 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 building is located at ground level west of Route 541 (Derech Yerushalayim) and north of Highway 531, and is only be accessible from the Ra'anana side of the highway.[4]

The station building has the shape of a book lying on its side. Its floor area is 600m², and is connected through a 50m footbridge with the platforms, which are below ground level. Each platform is 300m long.

The station during construction

References

  1. ↑ http://www1.rail.co.il/EN/Development/Pages/Projects2.aspx
  2. ↑ ב-1 ביולי 2018: תחנות הרכבת ברעננה יחלו לפעול
  3. ↑ עושים היסטוריה: 9 ימים לפתיחת תחנות הרכבת ברעננה
  4. ↑ יהיה בסדר בגלצ
Preceding station   Israel Railways   Following station
Terminus   Ra'anana – Tel Aviv – Rishon LeZion - Ashkelon - Be'er Sheva
Suburban Service		   Towards: Be'er Sheva Center
Ra'anana South
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