Rishon LeZion HaRishonim Railway Station

Rishon LeZion - HaRishonim ראשון לציון - הראשונים
Israel Railways
Location	Rishon LeZion, Israel
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	September 13, 2003

Railways in the Tel Aviv area

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Rishon LeZion - HaRishonim Railway Station (Hebrew: רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן הָרִאשׁוֹנִים, Rishon LeTziyon HaRishonim) is a station of Israel Railways in Rishon LeZion, part of the Tel Aviv – Rishon LeZion line. The station is located in the southern area of the city, in the middle of HaRishonim Interchange, at the intersection of the new Highway 431 and Route 412 (Rishon LeZion – Nes Ziona road). It was opened on September 13, 2003 with the Bet Shemesh Railway Station. The station has two platforms. It is the southern terminus of the suburban line to Tel Aviv Central.

HaRishonim station is currently built as a terminus, not allowing through traffic in its current configuration. Two types of service reach the station:

• an hourly train on the Tel Aviv – Rishon LeZion line,
• an hourly train between Rishon LeZion and Lod during rush hours, with a connection to Tel Aviv at the Lod Railway Station.

Thus, during rush hours the frequency of service is twice per hour. The service to and from Tel Aviv uses platform 1, while the service to and from Lod uses platform 2.

Access

The station is located between the lanes of highway 431, with the entrance facing route 412. A parking area and a bus terminal are located to the North of highway 431, adjacent to the station. Another bus station is located on route 412, in front of the entrance. The entrance to the parking area is via Nîmes Boulevard.

Egged bus lines 164 and 201 and Superbus bus line 247 pass along route 412 between Rishon LeZion city center and Ness Ziona and stop at the station entrance (Superbus line 247 also continues to Be'er Ya'akov). Egged line 174 runs along route 412 within Rishon LeZion and terminates at the station terminal. Egged lines 11, 11A and 20 connect the station's bus terminal with the eastern neighborhoods of Rishon LeZion, and Egged line 17A connects the terminal with the western neighborhoods. Two more bus routes to the west of the city are Dan lines 19 and 129, which reach the terminal during mornings and noons.

Plans

There are plans to continue the railway from the station to the west of the city and connect the station with the Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan Railway Station on the Tel Aviv – Holon – Yavne (west) – Ashdod line.^[1] The future extension is supposed to include two more stations in the west of the city and when completed, will create a loop track starting and ending in Tel Aviv. Another plan is to continue the railway tracks eastwards between the lanes of highway 431 towards Modi'in and the high-speed railway to Jerusalem and right of way has been reserved for this purpose during the construction of highway 431 along the entire route.

References

External links

• Israel Railways web site

Coordinates: 31°56′55.95″N 34°48′7.26″E / 31.9488750°N 34.8020167°E / 31.9488750; 34.8020167