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Rehovot רחובות
General information
Coordinates	31°54′32″N 34°48′23″E / 31.90889°N 34.80639°E / 31.90889; 34.80639
Owned by	Israel Railways
Line(s)	Coastal railway line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	150
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1 November 1920; 104 years ago (1920-11-01)
Electrified	10 September 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-10)
Passengers
2019	3,855,766
Rank	7 out of 68

v t e Binyamina/Netanya – Rehovot/Be'er Sheva line
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to Haifa, Nahariya, Beit She'an & Karmiel Binyamina Caesarea–Pardes Hanna Hadera–West Netanya Netanya–Sapir Beit Yehoshua Highway 20 to Ra'anana Herzliya to Hod HaSharon & Lod Tel Aviv–University Tel Aviv–Savidor Central Tel Aviv–HaShalom Tel Aviv–HaHagana to Rishon LeZion–Dayan & Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport, Modi'in Central & Jerusalem Kfar Chabad Lod to Be'er Sheva & Jerusalem–Malha Be'er Ya'akov to Rishon LeZion–HaRishonim Rehovot Yavne–East to Rishon LeZion–Dayan & Tel Aviv Ashdod–Ad Halom Ashkelon Sderot Netivot Ofakim to Kiryat Gat & Lod Be'er Sheva–North to Dimona Be'er Sheva–Center
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Rehovot railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת רחובות, Taḥanat HaRakevet Rehovot; Arabic: محطة رحوڤوت) is an Israel Railways station located in the city of Rehovot. It serves the city, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the nearby science industries park, as well as the city of Ness Ziona. The station is named after Ehud Hadar, CEO of Israel Railways between 1994 and 1996.

Location

The station is situated on the Lod–Ashkelon railway. It is located in the northern part of Rehovot, 600 meters north of the main gate of the Weizmann Institute and about 1.5 km north of the city center.

History

The station opened in 1920 on the historic El Kantara–Haifa railway. The station was mostly used for freight, transporting oranges from the many orchards in Rehovot to the Port of Haifa, with a daily passenger train to Jaffa. The regular passenger service was disrupted in 1927, and continued to operate sporadically during the 1930s.

During World War II the station was used by the allied forces which were sent to the North African front. The warehouses that previously housed citrus fruits were used as barracks and even as a military hospital. In 1943, a group of 714 children who escaped from Poland arrived at the station via Tehran and Port Said. This group was known in Israel as the "Tehran Children". On May 14, 1948, only hours before the Israeli Declaration of Independence, the last British military train left the station for Egypt. The citrus freight service continued until the 1960s.

The station was reopened in 1990 with a suburban service to Tel Aviv. It proved to be a major success, since most residents of Rehovot work in Tel Aviv. Following this success, extensive reconstruction work began in 2000, which included the construction of two new passenger terminals, a pedestrian tunnel under the railway, a bus terminal and two large parking lots. The renovated station opened on December 31, 2001. The Rehovot - Lod railway was double-tracked in 2001.

Following the June 21, 2005 railway disaster near Kibbutz Revadim, trains from Be'er Sheva were diverted through the Kiryat Gat – Ashkelon line and non-stop through Rehovot for a day. This led to severe disruptions of the Ashkelon - Tel Aviv suburban service. Trains from Be'er Sheva were also periodically diverted through Rehovot during the reconstruction of the Lod - Kiryat Gat line.

Design

The station consists of two side platforms and an island platform, numbered 1 to 4 from north to south. Between each side platform and the island platforms there are two parallel rail tracks. Platform 4, the southernmost, was only built in the late 2010s and remains unused as of 2023.

There are two passenger terminals. The larger northern terminal serves passengers from Nes Ziyyona and the science industries park. A small bus terminal was built next to the northern terminal serving south bound buses, and all northbound buses stop on Route 412, just west of the terminal. The northern terminal houses the station manager's office, the cafeteria and toilets, as well as ticket cashiers and two ticket machines. The southern terminal mostly serves passengers from the city, the Weizmann Institute and the Hebrew University's Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Studies. There is a parking lot adjacent to each terminal.

Platform 1 is used for northbound trains, platform 2 for southbound trains and platform 3 is used for trains terminating at the station.

Train service

The station is situated on the Tel Aviv suburban line (Binyamina/Netanya – Tel Aviv – Rehovot/Ashkelon Suburban Service). All trains in this service stop at Rehovot, and some trains terminate at the station.

On weekdays the station is served by 38 southbound and 38 northbound suburban trains. First train departs at 05:57 and last train arrives at 23:31.

Public transport connections

Bus Lines:

• 4: Rehovot railway station–Ness Ziona, operated by Egged.
• 11: Rehovot railway station–Eastern Neighbourhoods, operated by Egged.
• 12: Rehovot railway station–Bilu Center, via Eastern Neighbourhoods. operated by Egged.
• 16: Rehovot railway station–Bilu Center, via Kfar Gvirol neighborhood. operated by Egged
• 17: Rehovot railway station–Kfar Gvirol neighborhood (western Rehovot). Operated by Egged.
• 18: Rehovot railway station–Kiryat Moshe neighborhood (western Rehovot). Operated by Egged.
• 24: Rehovot railway station–Beit Elazari, via Givat Brenner. Operated by Egged.
• 26: Rehovot railway station–Mazkeret Batya, via Rehovot Central Bus Station and Kiryat Ekron. Operated by Egged.
• 27: Rehovot railway station–Yatziz, via Rehovot Central Bus Station, Kiryat Ekron and Mazkeret Batya. Operated by Egged.
• 36: Rehovot railway station–Shtulim, via Gan Yavne, Gedera and Bnei Ayish. Operated by Afikim.
• 37: Rehovot railway station–Gan Yavne, via Gedera and Bnei Ayish. Operated by Afikim.
• 38: Rehovot railway station–Yesodot, via Kiryat Ekron and Highway 411. Operated by Egged.
• 40: Rehovot railway station–Bnei Re'em, via Gadera. Operated by Afikim.
• 49: Rehovot railway station–Yavne, via Rehovot Central Bus Station. Operated by Afikim.
• 201, 301, 371, 274, 164: Tel Aviv via Ness Ziona.

Facilities

• Payphone
• Ticket cashier
• Ticket machine
• Buffet
• Parking lot
• Toilet
• Taxi station

References

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

External links

• Israel Railways website

Preceding station	Israel Railways			Following station
Be'er Ya'akovtowards Binyamina		Binyamina–Beersheba		Yavne–Easttowards Be'er Sheva–Center
Be'er Ya'akovtowards Netanya		Netanya–Rehovot		Terminus

v t e Israel Railways
Main line	Coastal Nahariya Acre Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Haim Hutzot HaMifratz HaMifratz Central Haifa Center–HaShmona Haifa–Bat Galim Haifa–Hof HaCarmel Atlit Binyamina Caesarea–Pardes Hanna Hadera–West Netanya Netanya–Sapir Beit Yehoshua Herzliya Ayalon Tel Aviv–University Tel Aviv–Savidor Center Tel Aviv–HaShalom Tel Aviv–HaHagana Jaffa–Jerusalem Kfar Chabad Lod–Ganei Aviv Lod Ramla South Mazkeret Batya Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav Kiryat Gat Lehavim–Rahat Be'er Sheva–North Dimona Har Tzin freight terminal
Branch lines	Acre–Karmiel Ahihud Karmiel Jezreel Valley Yokneam–Kfar Yehoshua Migdal HaEmek–Kfar Baruch Afula Beit She'an–David Levy Sharon Ra'anana–West Ra'anana–South Hod HaSharon–Sokolov Kfar Saba–Nordau Eastern Rosh HaAyin–North Yarkon Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal Petah Tikva–Kiryat Aryeh Petah Tikva–Segula Tel Aviv–Bnei Darom Holon Junction Holon–Wolfson Bat Yam–Yoseftal Bat Yam–Komemiyut Rishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan Yavne–West Tel Aviv–Jerusalem Ben Gurion Airport Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon Anava–Modi'in railway Paatei Modi'in Modi'in–Center Lod–Ashkelon railway Be'er Ya'akov Rehovot Yavne–East Ashdod–Ad Halom Ashkelon Rishon LeZion–Modi'in Rishon LeZion–HaRishonim Ashkelon–Be'er Sheva Sderot Netivot Ofakim Old Tel Aviv–Jerusalem Beit Shemesh Biblical Zoo Jerusalem–Malha South Be'er Sheva–Center
Future lines	Eastern (under construction) Hadera–East Ahituv–Emeq Hefer Tayibe–Qalansuwa Tira–Kochav Ya'ir Kfar Saba–North Rosh HaAyin–North Rosh HaAyin–South El'ad Airport City Lod Rishon LeZion–Modi'in (under construction) Rishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan Rishon LeZion–Me'uyan Soreq Rishon LeZion–HaRishonim Ramla–South Paatei Modi'in Planned Karmiel-Kiryat Shmona railway Proposed Beersheba–Eilat high-speed railway
Freight lines	Heletz railway
Israel Railway Museum

• Buildings and structures in Rehovot
• Railway stations in Central District (Israel)
• Railway stations in Israel opened in 1920