One of Israel’s Busiest Train Stations Is Getting a Major Makeover

Work is now beginning to expand Tel Aviv Savidor Center Station, and exclusive renderings of the renewed station are being revealed for the first time. Under the project, the station’s area will be doubled, a new passenger hall and a bridge connecting its ends will be built, and two new platforms will be added מעל Ayalon Stream. The plan is part of the Ayalon Fourth Track project and is expected to transform the station, which serves more than 13 million passengers a year and is the second busiest in Israel. The project is being advanced by the Transportation Ministry and Israel Railways as part of the strategic plan to upgrade the rail network, designed to meet population growth and the expected increase in train travel, to about 300 million rides a year by 2040.

At the center of the project is the construction of the fourth track in the Ayalon corridor, במסגרת which a rail bridge with a total length of about 4.6 kilometers will be built מעל Ayalon Stream. When it is completed, train capacity in the Tel Aviv section is expected to increase from 14 trains per hour today to about 26 trains, a move that will allow higher train frequency across the entire network and improve service throughout the country. According to the plan, a new passenger hall will be built at the station connecting Modai Bridge to the Bursa area, alongside a new internal bridge that will allow convenient movement between the passenger platforms. In addition, a new island platform will be built מעל Ayalon Stream, including platforms 7 and 8, as part of increasing the station’s capacity and improving passenger flow.

In the coming weeks, Israel Railways will begin dismantling the roofing in the station’s northern section in order to allow the giant cranes needed to carry out the project to operate. Earlier, upgrades were carried out on the southern platforms to improve waiting conditions for passengers during the work.

“This is a historic step that will improve rail service throughout the country, dramatically increase train frequency, and fully meet the expected significant growth in travel in the coming decades,” said Transportation Ministry Director General Moshe Ben Zaken. “Tel Aviv Savidor Center Station will be doubled in size and undergo a significant facelift,” added Israel Railways Chairman Attorney Moshe Shimoni. “With a modern passenger hall and additional platforms מעל Ayalon Stream, we will significantly improve the travel experience of hundreds of millions of passengers.”