Hod HaSharon–Sokolov railway station

Hod Hasharon–Sokolov הוד השרון – סוקולוב
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
Location	Hod HaSharon, Israel
Coordinates	32°10′12″N 34°54′09″E
Line(s)	Sharon Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	2 September 2006; 18 years ago (2006-09-02)
Electrified	25 December 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-25)
Passengers
2019	926,654[1]
Rank	41 out of 68
Location Hod Hasharon–Sokolov Location within Israel

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]

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.

v t e Railways in the Tel Aviv area
Inter-city lines to Nahariya and Karmiel via Haifa Binyamina Caesarea–Pardes Hanna Hadera–West Netanya Netanya–Sapir Beit Yehoshua Herzliya Ra'anana–West Ra'anana–South Hod HaSharon–Sokolov Kfar Saba–Nordau Rosh HaAyin–North Petah Tikva–Segula Petah Tikva–Kiryat Aryeh Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal Tel Aviv–University Tel Aviv–Savidor Center Tel Aviv–HaShalom Tel Aviv–HaHagana Holon Junction Kfar Chabad Ben Gurion Airport Holon–Wolfson Lod–Ganei Aviv Inter-city and suburban lines Bat Yam–Yoseftal to Jerusalem Paatei Modi'in Modi'in–Center Lod Bat Yam–Komemiyut Be'er Ya'akov Rishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan Ramla Rehovot Inter-city line to Beit Shemesh Yavne–West Yavne–East Mazkeret Batya Ashdod–Ad Halom Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav Ashkelon Kiryat Gat Inter-city and suburban lines to Be'er Sheva

v t e Herzliya– Ashkelon line
Herzliya Future link to Binyamina Ra'anana–West Ra'anana–South Hod HaSharon–Sokolov Kfar Saba–Nordau Rosh HaAyin–North to Rosh HaAyin–South & Lod Petah Tikva–Segula Petah Tikva–Kiryat Aryeh Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal to Haifa & Nahariya Tel Aviv–University Tel Aviv–Savidor Center Tel Aviv–HaShalom Tel Aviv–HaHagana to Ben Gurion Airport & Lod Holon Junction Holon–Wolfson Bat Yam–Yoseftal Bat Yam–Komemiyut Rishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan Yavne–West to Rehovot & Lod Ashdod–Ad Halom Ashkelon to Be'er Sheva
Israel Rail Lines Map

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 was extended in 2020 to the Coastal Railway. This connection provides a slightly shorter alternative route to Tel Aviv, via Herzelya, and also enables changing trains to trains reaching northern destinations (such as Netanya and Haifa) on the rail network.

Train service

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

Ridership

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

Facilities present at the station are:

• Payphone
• One ticket cashier
• Two ticket machines
• Escalators
• Lifts
• Buffet
• Car park
• Toilets

References

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.

External links

• Israel railways web site
• On the Platform - information website