Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station

Tel Aviv Savidor Central
תחנת תל אביב סבידור מרכז
تل أبيب مركز سافيدور
Israel Railways
General information
Location10 Al Parashat Drakhim St., Tel Aviv
Coordinates32°05′02″N 34°47′54″E / 32.08389°N 34.79833°E / 32.08389; 34.79833
Line(s)Ayalon Railway
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Parking3000 payable spaces
Bicycle facilities50 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened3 November 1953; 70 years ago (1953-11-03)
Rebuilt1988
Electrified5 April 2020; 4 years ago (2020-04-05)
Passengers
201913,426,398[1]
Rank2 out of 68

The Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station (Hebrew: תֵּל אָבִיב סָבִידוֹר מֶרְכָּז, Tel Aviv Savidor Merkaz, Arabic: تل أبيب مركز سافيدور) is a major railway station on the Ayalon Railway in central Tel Aviv, Israel, serving most lines of Israel Railways.

It is located in the median of the Ayalon Highway at the Arlozorov interchange, with bridges over the highway linking passengers to a large bus terminal to the west and light rail station to the south, and to the Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange District to the east. In 2019, over 13 million passengers used the station, making it the busiest in the country after HaShalom station, one stop to the south.

The station was opened to the public in November 1954 under the name Tel Aviv Central, and throughout its history was also widely known as Arlozorov station. It was eventually named after Menachem Savidor, Israel Railways' chairman between 1954–1964 and later the Speaker of the Knesset.

It has three island platforms serving a total of six tracks, the most recent of which were built in 2005. An additional island platform and two more tracks are expected to be added to the station in the late-2020s as part of the project to expand the capacity of the Ayalon Railway. Electrification works in the station were completed in 2020.

In 2018, a northern access terminal fronting Modai'i bridge opened, adding a third passenger entry and exit point out of the station and facilitating additional access to the Diamond Exchange District.

The Arolozorov underground light rail station opened on 18 August 2023. It is located about 125 m south of the main entrance to Savidor Central railway station and provides access to the Red Line light rail line. However, this location is inconvenient, as it is separated from the station's entrance by a large parking lot and bus terminal; the Abba Hillel light rail station, 250 m to the east of the Diamond Exchange district exit, can be reached easier by foot.

  1. ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.