Kfar Saba–Nordau railway station

Kfar Saba–Nordau railway station (also known as Kostyuk and previously known as Hod Hasharon station between September 2006 and March 2010) is a passenger railway station in Kfar Saba, Israel. It is the second stop of the suburban line from Hod HaSharon to Rishon LeZion. The station was opened on 13 April 2003 as the beginning of the new Sharon Railway. Eleven days later, on 24 April 2003, a suicide bomber approached the new train station and activated the bomb he was carrying, murdering Alexander Kostyuk, the security guard who had prompted him for identification, and wounding 13 others. The station was later named after Kostyuk who prevented the bomber from entering the station.[1]

Kfar Saba–Nordau railway station
תחנת הרכבת כפר סבא—נורדאו
Israel Railways
The two platforms
Location Kfar Saba, Israel
Coordinates32.167566°N 34.916525°E / 32.167566; 34.916525
Line(s)Sharon Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedApril, 2003

The station platforms are located in the median of Route 531 which separates Kfar Saba from Hod HaSharon; the only access to the platforms is via the station building on HaTsabarim St at Kfar Saba's side of the highway. Due to this, the station is named "Kfar Saba", even though HaTsabarim St, including the station itself, is within the municipal boundaries of Hod HaSharon.

References
  1. "Alexander Kostyuk". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
Preceding station   Israel Railways   Following station
Towards: Herzliya
Hod Hasharon Sokolov		   Hod HaSharon – Tel Aviv – Rishon LeZion - Ashkelon - Be'er Sheva
Suburban Service		   Towards: Be'er Sheva Center
Rosh HaAyin North

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