Hadera West Railway Station
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Hadera West Railway Station
תחנת הרכבת חדרה מערב |
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| Israel Railways | |
| Location | Train Rd. Street, Hadera |
| Coordinates | 32°26′18″N 34°53′57″E / 32.4382°N 34.8991°ECoordinates: 32°26′18″N 34°53′57″E / 32.4382°N 34.8991°E |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | 330 spaces |
| History | |
| Opened | November 27, 1957 |
Hadera Ma'arav (West) Railway Station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת חדרה מערב, Tahanat HaRakevet Hadera Ma'arav) is an Israel Railways passenger station and freight terminal located in the city of Hadera. It serves the city, including its large industrial zones, as well as other small communities in the area.
The station is part of the North-South coastal line. It is located at the western edge of the city of Hadera, at the southern end of Dereh HaRakevet (Hebrew: דרך הרכבת, The Train Road).
Until 1957, Hadera had only one railway station, the Hadera East Railway Station, located at the eastern edge of the town, which was constructed in the 1920s by the British during their Mandate for Palestine, and which was connected north to Haifa and Kiryat Motzkin and south to Lod and Tel Aviv (through Petah Tikva) via the now mostly-defunct Eastern Railway.
The new and improved "Coastal Railway Line" was constructed during the early 1950s, and shortened the rail journey between Kiryat Motzkin or Haifa and Tel Aviv by 20 minutes (from 1 hour and 20 minutes to just over 1 hour). The new railway line connects to the old one at the Remez railway junction which is about 2.5 km north of the Hadera East Railway station, which meant that that station could not be served by the new coastal Haifa – Tel Aviv passenger service and the new coastal Kiryat Motzkin – Tel Aviv passenger service.
In order to include Hadera in the improved Haifa – Tel Aviv passenger service and the improved Kiryat Motzkin – Tel Aviv passenger service a new railway station was built in Hadera – Hadera Ma'arav (West) Railway Station. It is located 5 km south of the intersection of the Eastern and Coastal Railway Lines at Remez junction and 5 km west of the old railway station. The new station opened to the public on November 27, 1957. The location of the station, far from the city center, meant that passenger numbers were fairly low throughout its history.
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