Ra'anana–South railway station

Ra'anana–South railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station at the boundary between Ra'anana, Kfar Saba and Kfar Malal. It serves the residents of the southern Sharon region. The station is located on the Sharon Railway, in the center of the large interchange connecting highways 4 and 531.

Ra'anana–South רעננה – דרום
The underground platforms
General information
Location	Ra'anana, Israel
Coordinates	32°10′22″N 34°53′15″E
Line(s)	Sharon Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	No
History
Opened	3 July 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-03)
Electrified	25 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-25)
Passengers
2019	233,114[1]
Rank	65 out of 68

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^[2] when the link via Herzliya railway station opens. The two stations were opened on 3 July 2018,^[3] and the link via Herzliya is scheduled to open in early 2020.

With only 233,114 passengers recorded in 2019, the station is the least used in the Central District.

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

A pedestrian bridge above Highway 4 is planned in the future, providing additional access to the station from the southeastern neighborhoods of Ra'anana.

Design

The passenger platforms are located underground inside a 1,825 meters-long rail tunnel under Highway 4.^[4]

v t e Herzliya– Ashkelon line
Legend
Herzliya Future link to Binyamina Ra'anana–West Ra'anana–South Hod HaSharon–Sokolov Kfar Saba–Nordau Rosh HaAyin–North to Rosh HaAyin–South & Lod Petah Tikva–Segula Petah Tikva–Kiryat Aryeh Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal to Haifa & Nahariya Tel Aviv–University Tel Aviv–Savidor Center Tel Aviv–HaShalom Tel Aviv–HaHagana to Ben Gurion Airport & Lod Holon Junction Holon–Wolfson Bat Yam–Yoseftal Bat Yam–Komemiyut Rishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan Yavne–West to Rehovot & Lod Ashdod–Ad Halom Ashkelon to Be'er Sheva
Israel Rail Lines Map

Train service

Preceding station	Israel Railways			Following station
Ra'anana–West towards Herzliya		Herzliya–Ashkelon		Hod HaSharon–Sokolov towards Ashkelon

Ridership

Passengers boarding and disembarking by year

Year	Passengers	Rank	Source
2022	149,799 ( 80,861)	65 of 67 ()	2022 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2021	68,938 ( 18,444)	65 of 66 ()	2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2020	50,494 ( 182,620)	65 of 68 ()	2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2019	233,114	65 of 68	2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report

References

1. "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
2. "Israel Railways - Projects currently performed". www1.rail.co.il. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04.
3. עושים היסטוריה: 9 ימים לפתיחת תחנות הרכבת ברעננה
4. "New Road 531 - to the North of Tel Aviv Metropolis | נתיבי ישראל". www.iroads.co.il. Archived from the original on 2018-07-03.

External links

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