Lod Railway Station

Lod Railway Station תחנת הרכבת לוד
Israel Railways
Location	Yoseftal Ave., Lod
Coordinates	31°56′45″N 34°52′32″E / 31.94583°N 34.87556°E / 31.94583; 34.87556Coordinates: 31°56′45″N 34°52′32″E / 31.94583°N 34.87556°E / 31.94583; 34.87556
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	300 spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 spaces
History
Opened	1891
Rebuilt	1917–1920

Railways in the Tel Aviv area

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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 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]

Access

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

References

External links

• Israel Railways official website