Tel Aviv University Railway Station
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Tel Aviv University Railway Station is an Israel Railways
Israel Railways
Israel Railways is the principal passenger railway operating company in Israel, and is responsible for all inter-city and suburban rail way passenger and freight traffic in the country. All its lines are standard gauge. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain, from...

 station in northern Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. It is officially named Tel Aviv Universita – Merkaz HaYeridim in Hebrew
Hebrew language
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 (English: Tel Aviv University – Exhibition Center), due to its proximity to Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...

 and the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center.

The station has four platforms connected by pedestrian tunnels. It is the northern-most passenger rail station in Tel Aviv and the express, non-stop train from the station can reach southern Haifa's Hof HaCarmel Railway Station
Hof HaCarmel Railway Station
Carmel Beach Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the city of Haifa, Israel.-Location:The station is situated on the north-south Coastal line in southwest Haifa...

 in about 40 minutes. Outside the station, there is a bus terminal serving the areas adjacent to the university.

Access

The station is located between the lanes of the Ayalon Highway at the Rokah Boulevard interchange. The western entrance is connected to Tel Aviv University by a long stairway, while the eastern entrance allows foot access to the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center and to the Yarkon Park
Yarkon Park
Yarkon Park , also known as Joshua Gardens, is a large public urban park in Tel Aviv, Israel, with about sixteen million visitors annually...

. There is a parking facility located near the eastern entrance, between the station and the Trade Fairs Center. The parking can be accessed by private transport from Rokah Boulevard or by taking the Exhibition Center exit from the notrhbound lane of the Ayalon Highway.

A Dan Bus Company
Dan Bus Company
Dan Bus Company is an Israeli bus company based in Tel Aviv. It operates local bus service in the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area as well as some intercity bus services between the Gush Dan area and nearby regions such as Samaria, and a connection between Bne Brak and Jerusalem. Dan operates 1,200...

 terminal is adjacent to the western entrance of the station. It is the terminus of routes 7, 27, 45 and 49, that connect the station to Tel Aviv University and continue further to different parts of Tel Aviv and Gush Dan
Gush Dan
The Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area , or Gush Dan , is a metropolitan area including areas from both the Tel Aviv and the Central Districts of Israel. The area is closely linked to the city of Tel Aviv through social, economic, and cultural ties. It is located along the Israeli Mediterranean coastline...

. On Rokah Boulevard, outside the eastern entrance, are stops of intracity Dan routes 21 and 28 as well as routes from Tel Aviv to Herzliya
Herzliya
Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the western part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of 87,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 26 km²...

, Ra'anana
Ra'anana
Ra'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest...

 and Kfar Sava: 47, 48, 247 of the Dan Company and 521 of the Egged Bus Cooperative
Egged Bus Cooperative
Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd , a cooperative owned by its members is the largest transit bus company in Israel. It provides about 55 % of public transport services throughout the country, employs 6,227 workers and has 2,861 buses for more than 928 service routes and 3,103...

. Dan also operates a special bus route 99 between the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center and other parts of Tel Aviv during major events.
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