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Rishon LeZion - HaRishonim Railway Station (Rishon LeTziyon HaRishonim) is a station of Israel Railways
Israel Railways

Israel Railways is Israel's government-owned national railway company and is responsible for all Inter-city rail and suburban railway passenger and freight traffic in the country....
 in Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion

Rishon LeZion , is the List of cities in Israel in Israel, located along the central Israeli Coastal Plain. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with a population of 224,300 at the end of 2007....
, part of the Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba

Kfar Saba is a List of Israeli cities in the Sharon plain, of the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007, Kfar Saba had a total population of 81,600....
 – Rishon LeZion line. The station is located in the southern area of the city, in the middle of HaRishonim Interchange, at the intersection of the new Highway 431
Route 431 (Israel)

Route 431 , is a suburban freeway in the south of the Gush Dan in Israel. The freeway connects the Ayalon Highway in the west with highway 1 in the east....
 and Route 412 (Rishon LeZion – Nes Ziona road). It was opened on September 13, 2003 with the Bet Shemesh Railway Station.






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Rishon LeZion - HaRishonim Railway Station (Rishon LeTziyon HaRishonim) is a station of Israel Railways
Israel Railways

Israel Railways is Israel's government-owned national railway company and is responsible for all Inter-city rail and suburban railway passenger and freight traffic in the country....
 in Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion

Rishon LeZion , is the List of cities in Israel in Israel, located along the central Israeli Coastal Plain. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with a population of 224,300 at the end of 2007....
, part of the Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba

Kfar Saba is a List of Israeli cities in the Sharon plain, of the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007, Kfar Saba had a total population of 81,600....
 – Rishon LeZion line. The station is located in the southern area of the city, in the middle of HaRishonim Interchange, at the intersection of the new Highway 431
Route 431 (Israel)

Route 431 , is a suburban freeway in the south of the Gush Dan in Israel. The freeway connects the Ayalon Highway in the west with highway 1 in the east....
 and Route 412 (Rishon LeZion – Nes Ziona road). It was opened on September 13, 2003 with the Bet Shemesh Railway Station. The station has two platforms. It is the southern terminus of the suburban line to Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba Railway Station

Kfar Saba Railway Station is a passenger railway terminal in Kfar Saba, Israel. It is the northern terminus of the suburban line to Rishon LeZion....
.

HaRishonim station is currently built as a terminus, not allowing through traffic in its current configuration. Two types of service reach the station:
  • an hourly train on the Kfar Saba – Tel Aviv – Rishon LeZion line,
  • an hourly train between Rishon LeZion and Lod during rush hours, with a connection to Tel Aviv at the Lod Railway Station
    Lod Railway Station

    Lod Railway Station is an Israel Railways station in Lod, Israel, served by most railway lines of Israel Railways. The station is located in the HaRakevet district of south Lod....
    .
Thus, during rush hours the frequency of service is twice per hour. The service to and from Kfar Saba uses platform 1, while the service to and from Lod uses platform 2.

Access


The station is located between the lanes of highway 431, with the entrance facing route 412. A parking area and a bus terminal are located to the North of highway 431, adjacent to the station. Another bus station is located on route 412, in front of the entrance. The entrance to the parking area is via Nξmes Boulevard.

Egged bus lines 164 and 201 and Superbus bus line 247 pass along route 412 between Rishon LeZion city center and Ness Ziona
Ness Ziona

Ness Ziona is a city in the Center District in Israel. The city was founded in 1883. At the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 32,500, and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams....
 and stop at the station entrance (Superbus line 247 also continues to Be'er Ya'akov). Egged line 174 runs along route 412 within Rishon LeZion and terminates at the station terminal. Egged lines 11, 11A and 20 connect the station's bus terminal with the eastern neighborhoods of Rishon LeZion, and Egged line 17A connects the terminal with the western neighborhoods. Two more bus routes to the west of the city are Dan
Dan Bus Company

Dan Bus Company is an Israeli bus company based in Tel Aviv. It operates local bus service in the Gush Dan metropolitan area as well as some intercity bus service connecting the Gush Dan area with nearby regions of the country such as Samaria and Jerusalem....
 lines 19 and 129, which reach the terminal during mornings and noons.

Future plans


There are plans to continue the railway from the station to the west of the city and connect the station with the Rishon LeZion West Railway Station, which is currently under contstuction as part of the Tel Aviv – Holon – Ashdod line. The future extension is supposed to include two more stations in the west of the city and when completed, will create a loop track starting and ending in Tel Aviv. Another plan is to continue the railway tracks eastwards between the lanes of highway 431 towards Modi'in
Modi'in

Modi'in is a city in the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics in 2005 the city had a total population of 68,000....
 and right of way has been reserved for this purpose during the construction of highway 431 along the entire route.

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