Lod railway station

Lod railway station is an Israel Railways station in Lod, Israel, served by most railway lines of Israel Railways. The station is located in the HaRakevet district of south Lod. In December 2006, Lod Station served a daily average of 7,786 passengers.

Lod railway station תחנת הרכבת לוד
Israel Railways
Location	Yoseftal Ave., Lod
Coordinates	31°56′45″N 34°52′32″E
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	300 spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 spaces
History
Opened	24 May 1891 (1891-05-24)
Rebuilt	1917–1920

Railways in the Tel Aviv area
Inter-city line to Nahariya via Haifa Ra'anana West Binyamina Ra'anana South Caesarea-Pardes Hanna Hod Hasharon Sokolov Hadera West Kfar Saba–Nordau Netanya Rosh HaAyin North Netanya Sapir Petah Tikva Segula Beit Yehoshua Petah Tikva-Kiryat Aryeh Herzliya Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Savidor Central Tel Aviv HaShalom Tel Aviv HaHagana Holon Junction Kfar Habad Holon-Wolfson Ben Gurion Airport Lod Ganei Aviv Bat Yam-Yoseftal Lod Paatei Modi'in Bat Yam-Komemiyut Modi'in Central Be'er Ya'akov Jerusalem-Navon Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan HaRishonim Rehovot Ramla Yavne West Inter-city line to Jerusalem-Malha Yavne East Ashdod Ad Halom Ashkelon Inter-city lines to Beersheba

Lod station is the 11th most used station of Israel Railways[1] and is home to a major railway depot. It traces its history as such to the 19th century, when it was used as an interim station on the Jaffa-Jerusalem line, the first significant railway line in the Middle East. For many years Lod (then called Lydda) was the main railway hub of mandatory Palestine and later Israel as it sits at the intersection of several major rail lines located in the central part of the country. Also, before the establishment of the state of Israel, the Coastal Railway did not exist, neither did westbound spurs from the Eastern Railway and therefore all traffic from the north of the country bound for Tel Aviv and Jaffa had to first proceed southwards to Lod, then reroute northwest through the station.

The station's location was changed following World War I, when the British rebuilt the Jaffa–Jerusalem line to standard gauge. The original station building serves as a Magen David Adom station.[2]

In 2021 a new passenger station complex, combined with a new Lod central bus station is expected to open at the site and replace the 1910s-era passenger station.

The sprawling site also houses a large rail yard and extensive rolling stock maintenance facilities. In 2017, Israel Railways’ company headquarters were moved from the Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station to a new campus built on the grounds of the Lod railway station.

Access

Bus routes that stop outside the station are: Kavim lines 11, 150, 152, 239 and 461, and Egged line 249.

References

1. According to official Israel Railways ticket sales data in September 2008. Not including passengers using the station for transfer
2. Travis, Anthony S. (2009). On Chariots with Horses of Fire and Iron. Magnes Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-965-91147-0-2.

External links

• Israel Railways official website

Preceding station		Israel Railways		Following station
Towards: Nahariya Tel Aviv HaHagana		Nahariya–Tel Aviv–Beersheba Inter-City Service		Towards: Beersheba Central Ramla
Towards: Netanya Tel Aviv HaHagana		Netanya–Tel Aviv–Beit Shemesh Inter-City Service		Towards: Beit Shemesh Ramla
Towards: Binyamina Kfar Chabad		Binyamina/Netanya–Tel Aviv–Rehovot/Ashkelon Suburban Service		Towards: Ashkelon Be'er Ya'akov
Towards: Netanya Lod Ganei Aviv		Netanya–Tel Aviv–Rishon LeZion Suburban Service		HaRishonim Terminus