Hod HaSharon–Sokolov railway station

Hod Hasharon–Sokolov railway station is a passenger railway station located at the town boundary of Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba, Israel. Until July 2018 it was the northern terminus of the suburban line to Beersheba via Tel Aviv. The station was opened on 2 September 2006 as Kfar Saba–Merkaz;[2] at the same time, the neighbouring Kfar Saba–Nordau railway station was renamed Hod HaSharon station. On 6 March 2010, both stations were renamed to their present names.[3]

Hod Hasharon–Sokolov

הוד השרון – סוקולוב
Israel Railways
Train on platform no. 1 preparing to leave towards HaRishonim station (Before the relocation of the line to the Southern Ayalon railway and its extension to Ra'anana)
General information
LocationHod HaSharon,
Israel
Coordinates32°10′12″N 34°54′09″E / 32.17000°N 34.90250°E / 32.17000; 34.90250
Line(s)Sharon Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
Opened2 September 2006; 18 years ago (2006-09-02)
Electrified25 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-25)
Passengers
2019926,654[1]
Rank41 out of 68
Location
Hod Hasharon–Sokolov is located in Israel
Hod Hasharon–Sokolov
Hod Hasharon–Sokolov
Location within Israel

The station is located on Sokolov St, at the junction with HaTayasim St. In December 2006, the station served a daily average of 1860 passengers.

As part of the extending the Sharon Railway westwards, in July 2018 the rail tracks were extended to the new Ra'anana South railway station from which the railway will be extended in 2020 to the Coastal Railway. This connection will provide a shorter alternative route to Tel Aviv and also enable the possibility of trains passing through the station reaching northern destinations (such as Netanya and Haifa) on the rail network.

Train service

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Preceding station   Israel Railways Following station
Ra'anana–South
towards Herzliya
Herzliya–Ashkelon Kfar Saba–Nordau
towards Ashkelon

Ridership

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Passengers boarding and disembarking by year
Year Passengers Rank Source
2021 247,703 (  61,752) 53 of 66 (  4) 2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2020 185,951 (  740,703) 49 of 68 (  1) 2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2019 926,654 41 of 68 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report

Facilities

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Facilities present at the station are:

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
  2. ^ Rothschild, Walter (September 2006). "Opening of Kfar Saba Merkaz station and doubling of the track to it" (PDF). HaRakevet (74): 7. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ "לוח הזמנים החדש של רכבת ישראל יוצא לדרך". Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
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