Petah Tikva–Kiryat Aryeh railway station

The Petah Tikva-Kiryat Aryeh railway station is a suburban passenger railway station in Israel, operated by Israel Railways. It is located in the northern Kiryat Aryeh business area and industrial zone of Petah Tikva, and mainly serves commuters from other towns who work in Petah Tikva. The station is adjacent to HaMoshava Stadium. It consists of a passenger hall and two side platforms serving two tracks on the Yarkon Railway. Space exists to allow converting the far side platform to an island platform, allowing the station to serve a total of three tracks in the future.

Petah Tikva-Kiryat Aryeh railway station
תחנת הרכבת פתח תקווה קרית אריה
Israel Railways
General information
LocationIsrael Em HaMoshavot Rd., Petah Tikva, Israel
Coordinates32°6′22.34″N 34°51′46.53″E
Line(s)Yarkon Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened3 May 2008[1]
Electrified25 December 2021
Passengers
20191,943,818[2]
Rank26 out of 68

Located across the tracks from the Kiryat Aryeh railway station is the Tel Aviv Red Line light rail's maintenance depot, which also includes a passenger light rail station. A pedestrian tunnel under the tracks allows passengers to transfer between the heavy rail and light rail stations.

In October 2019 the station was the setting of a viral video. The video showcased a feral cat sitting on the gates while passengers streamed past it. The two-minute video went viral and accumulated millions of views and TV coverage around the world, a few days later the mayor of Petah Tikva came to pay tribute to the cat and was also caught on camera and became a part of the ongoing story [3][4][5]

Train service
Preceding station Israel Railways Following station
Petah Tikva Segula
towards Herzliya
 Herzliya–Ashkelon Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal
towards Ashkelon

Ridership
Passengers boarding and disembarking by year
YearPassengersRankSource
2021 559,290 (Increase 30,348) 33 of 66 (Decrease 4) 2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2020 528,942 (Decrease 1,414,876) 29 of 68 (Decrease 3) 2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report
2019 1,943,818 26 of 68 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report

References
  1. Rothschild, Walter (28 September 2008). "The New Station of Petah Tikva – Kiryat Arie & Tickets" (PDF). HaRakevet. No. 82. p. 5. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  2. "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
  3. "Street Cat Greets Hundred of Passengers at Israeli Train Every Day". 30 May 2019.
  4. @BuzzFeedNews (29 October 2019). "Shawarma, aka "Queen Of the Station," greets commuters at this train station every single day 😻 #NationalCatDay" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "JAPAN1". YouTube.


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