2023-08-16 19:25:08
The light rail in Gush Dan will start operating this Friday, the line will travel on a route of 34 stations, between Petah Tikva and Bat Yam, of which 10 are underground and 24 are above ground. Three different origin and destination lines will operate on the line, with the origin stations being Petah Tikva Central Station, the Kiryat Aryeh train station in Petah Tikva, Elifelt Street in Tel Aviv and Kommiat Station in Bat Yam.
The distance between the stations will be a kilometer in the underground section and 500 meters in the surface sections. At this stage, the train will have priority at the traffic lights for only 70% of the length of the line, the delays at the traffic lights are mainly in the part that goes through Bat Yam. The traffic light system will be calibrated gradually. The end-to-end travel speed will be one hour and twenty minutes, but this is expected to improve and be substantially under an hour later. In the upper part, pedestrians will also cross the lane in special crossings.
It will be possible to board the light rail with folded bicycles and scooters. Service and guide dogs will be able to board freely, and boarding will be allowed for dogs of a size that can be placed on the lap.
Line route and frequency
Line R1 will operate between the communal station in Bat Yam and the central station in Petah Tikva (in both directions).
Line R2 (partially operated) will operate between the Kommiam station in Bat Yam and the Kiryat Aryeh station in Petah Tikva (in both directions).
Line R3 will operate between Elifelt station in Tel Aviv-Jaffa and Kiryat Aryeh station in Petah Tikva (in both directions).
The map of the light rail red line in Gush Dan (credit: NTA-Urban Transport Routes)
In the future, the route of the red line should be extended south into Rishon Lezion with 3 stops to the “Moshe Dayan” (heavy) train station and connect there with the future green line which is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2028.
On the R1 line, Petach Tikva to Bat Yam will move six trains per hour at the opening of the line, and another four will move from Kiryat Aryeh to Eliphalet on the R3 line. This will result in an average frequency of every six minutes, in the underground section.
The list of stations at the time of opening:
Petah Tikva:
Petah Tikva Central Station – Petah Tikva Culture Hall. Pinsker Carol Dankner – Billinson Melody Library – Billinson Hospital, Gaha Mental Health Center. Shachem – Parktech industrial area, Dan Town, Y Center shopping center. Shenkar Kiryat Aryeh – Moshav Stadium, Kiryat Aryeh station of the Israel Railways.
Bnei Brak:
Gesher Am Moshevat (two entrances and exits) – Kiryat Herzog neighborhood, Edgar Tower. (underground)
Ahronovitz (two entrances and exits) – Bureau of Population and Immigration, pre-sorting – Ichilov. (underground)
Ben Gurion (two entrances and exits) – Ramat Gan Trinity, BSR Towers, the Yishuv Training Tower. (underground)
Ramat Gan:
Bialik (three entrances and exits) – Bialik Mall, Rambam Square. (underground)
Abba Hillel (three entrances and exits) – Shankar College, Stock Exchange complex. (underground)
Tel Aviv Jaffa:
Arlozorov (two entrances and exits) – Israel Svidor Central train station, Terminal 2000, Menachem Begin Road. (underground)
Shaul the King (three entrances and exits) – the Kariya, “HaShalom” train station, Azrieli Towers, Ichilov. (underground)
Yehudit (four entrances and exits) – Sharona Complex, TLV Mall, Gesher Yehudit, Kiryat Havlat. (underground)
Karlibach (three entrances and exits) – Sonol Tower, Levinstein Towers, Acro Towers, Rubinstein Towers. (underground)
Allenby (three entrances and exits) – Elrov Tower, Sderot Rothschild, Zion Tower. (underground)
Elifelt – station complex, Neve Tzedek neighborhood, Hamsila Park. (underground)
Shlomo – Clock Tower, Gesher Theater, Old Jaffa. Bloomfield Stadium – Bloomfield Stadium, Flea Market. Ehrlich – Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College, Beit Mizrah West. Iskov Beshat – Wolfson Hospital. String
Bat Yam:
The Independence – the center of the city of Bat Yam. Rothschild Jabotinsky Balfour Benjamin Yoseftal – Bat Yam Mall. November 29th – Bat Yam Industrial Zone. Amel – Design Terminal, Hall of Law. The Communes – Bat Yam Stadium
working hours
In summer time, the train will operate from 5:40 am Sunday to Friday, with the last train leaving between 10:12 pm and 11:21 pm and the train is expected to end its operation at 1 am. On Fridays and holiday eves the last train will leave between 15:49 and 16:46, depending on the station of departure.
On Saturday evening, the hours of activity will be reduced to a low frequency and will begin at 9:30 p.m. with the last train leaving at 10:30 p.m. from Bat Yam to Petah Tikva, at 10:13 p.m. :19 from Elifelt station in Tel Aviv to Kiryat Aryeh in Petah Tikva. (The full list of hours is at the bottom of the article)
Travel validity and cost
The cost of the trip will be similar to traveling by bus – NIS 5.5 up to a distance of 15 kilometers, while the current agreement between the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Finance is that in 2025 the price will increase, beyond the cost of traveling by other vehicles and will be NIS 8.
App users will pay up to NIS 12 for multiple trips on the same day, while a single trip along the entire line will cost NIS 12.
Validation of the light rail trip will allow continued trips on buses of up to 90 minutes from the date of validation.
It is not possible to validate the trip on the train, but only before boarding it. The users of the multi-line card will validate the card at a validation station located at the elevated station, or they will go through a validation gate like in Israel Railways in the underground stations, where the app owners will also validate.
Unlike buses, validation in applications will not be done by scanning a QR code, but in the application itself while selecting the “Dankel” option. The application will generate a QR code that is used for both boarding and alighting at an underground station and is used for inspection by the travel inspectors during the ride. If the charge is made at a station where it is possible to travel more than 15 kilometers, the user will choose the drop-off station and will be charged accordingly.
In some of the stations, ticket machines have been installed that also allow the loading of Rab-Ko with a credit card, multi-participant validation and the purchase of Rab-Ko anonymously.
the travel experience
The underground stations now include restrooms – 1 for men and 2 for women, and include air conditioning. Entering and exiting them is via validation devices like the Israel Railways, to which Nitzan attaches the multi-line card or scans a code in a travel application. There are no benches for sitting at these stations.
At this point, the frequency of the trains will be a trip every 6 minutes in the underground part and it will reach an average speed of only about 30 km/h. You can feel the braking and acceleration mainly in the surface part, as fire in the underground part is smoother. In about a year, the train should go up to the frequency of a train every 90 seconds in the underground part and shorten to a period of 3.5 minutes for all stations.
Each train can accommodate up to 450 passengers, with some standing. In the first month of operation, flight attendants will be available to passengers to facilitate orientation in the new service.
The hours of operation are detailed by station of origin
Bat Yam Petah Tikva commune station
Sunday to Thursday, first train 05:40, last train 22:34
Fridays and holiday eves, first train 05:40 am, last train 16:06
Mochash, first train 9:30 p.m., last train 10:30 p.m.
Petah Tikva stations (Shankar, Shaham, Billinson, Dankner, Carol Pinsker and Petah Tikva CBS central station)
Sunday to Thursday, first train 05:40, last train leaves 22:12
Fridays and holiday eves, first train 05:40, last train 15:49
Tuesday night first train 21:30 last train 22:13.
Petah Tikva stations (CBS central station Petah Tikva to Bat Yam)
Sunday to Thursday, first train 05:40, last train 22:11
Fridays and holiday eves, first train 05:40 am, last train 15:19
Tuesday night first train 21:30, last train 22:15.
Kiryat Aryeh station to Elifelt Tel Aviv-Jaffa station
Sunday to Thursday, first train 05:40, last train 23:21
Fridays and holiday eves, first train 05:40, last train 16:13
Tuesday night first train 21:30, last train 23:14.
Elifelt station to Kiryat Aryeh Petah Tikva station
Sunday to Thursday, first train 05:40, last train 23:21
Fridays and holiday eves, first train 05:40, last train 16:46
Tuesday night first train 21:42 last train 23:19.
You can keep up to date with the latest operating hours on the Dankel website
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