Tel Aviv University railway station
Tel Aviv University railway station is an Israel Railways station in northern Tel Aviv, Israel. It is officially named Tel Aviv Universita – Merkaz HaYeridim in Hebrew (English: Tel Aviv University – Exhibition Center), due to its proximity to Tel Aviv University and Expo Tel Aviv (the Tel Aviv fairgrounds and convention center, commonly known as Ganei HaTaarucha).
Tel Aviv University station תחנת תל אביב האוניברסיטה | |
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Israel Railways | |
Location | 95 Rokah Blvd., Tel Aviv, Israel |
Coordinates | 32°06′13″N 34°48′16.5″E |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 4 |
Construction | |
Parking | 170 spaces |
History | |
Opened | October 2000 |
Electrified | 6 September 2020 |
The station has four platforms connected by pedestrian tunnels. It is the northernmost passenger rail station in Tel Aviv and the express, non-stop train from the station can reach southern Haifa's Hof HaCarmel railway station in about 40 minutes. Outside the station, there is a bus terminal serving the areas adjacent to the university.
Access
The station is located between the lanes of the Ayalon Highway at the Rokah Boulevard interchange. The western entrance is connected to Tel Aviv University by a long stairway, while the eastern entrance allows foot access to the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center and to the Yarkon Park. There is a parking facility located near the eastern entrance, between the station and the Trade Fairs Center. The parking facility can be accessed by private transport from Rokah Boulevard or by taking the Exhibition Center exit from the northbound lane of the Ayalon Highway.
A Dan Bus Company terminal is adjacent to the western entrance of the station. It is the terminus of routes 7, 13, 40, 45, 49, 113 and 289, that connect the station to Tel Aviv University and continue further to different parts of Tel Aviv and Gush Dan. On the eastern entrance of the station there is a small bus terminal that contains only the terminus of Dan bus line 8 that operated on rush hours only.
On Rokah Boulevard, outside the eastern entrance, are stops of Dan routes 8, 22, 40, 89, 122, 189 and 266 as well as routes from Tel Aviv to Herzliya, Ra'anana and Kfar Saba: 47, 48, 247 of Metropoline Bus Company and 521 of the Egged Bus Cooperative.
Preceding station | Israel Railways | Following station | ||
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Towards: Nahariya Binyamina |
Nahariya – Haifa – Tel Aviv – Ben-Gurion Airport – Modi'in Inter-City Service |
Towards: Modi'in Central Tel Aviv Savidor Central | ||
Towards: Haifa Center HaShmona Hadera West |
Haifa – Tel Aviv – Beersheba Inter-City Service |
Towards: Beersheba Central Tel Aviv Savidor Central | ||
Herzliya Terminus |
Jerusalem–Tel Aviv–Herzliya Inter-City Service |
Towards: Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon Tel Aviv Savidor Central | ||
Towards: Naharyiya Carmel Beach |
Nahariya – Tel Aviv – Be'er Sheva Inter-City Service |
Towards: Be'er Sheva Center Tel Aviv Savidor Central | ||
Towards: Haifa Center HaShmona Herzliya |
Herzliya - Tel Aviv - Jerusalem Inter-City Service |
Towards: Jerusalem Malha Tel Aviv Savidor Central | ||
Towards: Binyamina/Netanya Herzliya |
Binyamina/Netanya - Tel Aviv - Rehovot/Ashkelon Suburban Service |
Towards: Rehovot/Ashkelon Tel Aviv Savidor Central | ||
Towards: Netanya Herzliya |
Netanya - Tel Aviv - Rishon LeZion Suburban Service |
Towards: HaRishonim Tel Aviv Savidor Central | ||
Towards: Ra'anana West Bnei Brak |
Hod HaSharon - Tel Aviv - Rishon LeZion - Ashkelon - Be'er Sheva Suburban Service |
Towards: Be'er Sheva Center Tel Aviv Savidor Central |