Kfar Saba–Nordau railway station (also known as Kostyuk) is a passenger railway station located at the city boundary of Hod HaSharon, Israel and Kfar Saba, Israel. The station was opened on 13 April 2003 as the beginning of the new Sharon Railway. Eleven days later, on 24 April 2003, a suicide bomber approached the new train station and activated the bomb he was carrying, murdering Alexander Kostyuk, the security guard who had prompted him for identification, and wounding 13 others. The station was later named after Kostyuk who prevented the bomber from entering the station.[2]
Kfar Saba–Nordau כפר סבא – נורדאו | |
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 Israel Railways | |
 The main entrance in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location |  Kfar Saba, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°10′03″N 34°54′59″E / 32.167566°N 34.916525°E |
| Line(s) | Sharon Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 April 2003 |
| Electrified | 25 December 2021 |
| Previous names | 2003–2006: Hod haSharon–Kfar Saba |
| Passengers | |
| 2019 | 1,373,963[1] |
| Rank | 32 out of 68 |
The station platforms are located in the median of Route 531 which separates Kfar Saba from Hod HaSharon; the only access to the platforms is via the station building on HaTsabarim St at Kfar Saba's side of the highway. Accordingly, the station is named "Kfar Saba", even though HaTsabarim St, including the station itself, is within the municipal boundaries of Hod HaSharon. Between September 2006 and March 2010, the station was named Hod Hasharon station.
Train service
edit| Preceding station | Israel Railways
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hod HaSharon–Sokolov towards Herzliya
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Herzliya–Ashkelon | Rosh HaAyin–North towards Ashkelon
| ||
Ridership
edit| Year | Passengers | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 398,644 ( 112,539)
|
42 of 66 ( 1)
|
2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
| 2020 | 286,105 ( -1,087,858)
|
43 of 68 ( 11)
|
2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
| 2019 | 1,373,963 | 32 of 68 | 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
References
edit- ^ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
- ^ "Alexander Kostyuk". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
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