Hadera–East railway station

For currently open railway station in Hadera, see Hadera West railway station.

Hadera East railway station תחנת הרכבת חדרה מזרח
The derelict station in 2017
General information
Location	Tzahal Street, Hadera
Coordinates	32°26′46″N 34°57′00″E
Owned by	Israel Railways
Line(s)	Eastern Railway
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1920
Closed	1968

Hadera East railway station is a former railway station in Hadera, Israel, the original north terminus of the Eastern Railway. It opened in 1920 at the location 1½ miles north-east from the city; in 1968, the line was closed to passengers, and the southbound track to Kfar Saba dismantled. As of 2017, the section between Hadera West and Hadera East still remains in use by freight trains serving the large Granot "Ambar North" feed mill complex adjacent to Hadera East station.

History

The station was built in 1920 by Palestine Railways, as part of the line connecting Haifa with Lod for onward journey west to Jaffa, east to Jerusalem, or south via Gaza City to El Kantara, Egypt. Prior to the construction of this new line, the only southbound connection from Haifa was the Ottoman Jezreel Valley railway to Afula followed by an extension, built during World War I, via Jenin and Tulkarm to Lod.

The new Coastal railway line was constructed during the early 1950s, and shortened the rail journey between Haifa and Tel Aviv from 1 hour and 20 minutes to just over 1 hour. The new railway line diverged from the old one at the Remez railway junction, about 2.5 km north of Hadera East, which meant that Hadera East could not be served by the new passenger service between Haifa and Tel Aviv. In order for the new passenger service to include Hadera, the new Hadera West railway station, built 5 km south of the Remez junction and 5 km west of the old railway station, opened to passengers in 1957.