Ashdod–Ad Halom–Metropol railway station

Ashdod–Ad Halom–Metropol

אשדוד – עד הלום – מטרופול
Ashdod–Ad Halom–Metropol; אשדוד – עד הלום – מטרופול
	2023
General information
Location	Derech HaRakevent Rd., Ashdod
Coordinates	31°46′26″N 34°39′57″E / 31.77389°N 34.66583°E
Platforms	3
Construction
Parking	300 spaces
Cycle facilities	40 spaces
Accessible	yes
History
Opened	March 1917
Closed	1947–1995
Rebuilt	1995, 2003
Electrified	25 December 2021
Former names	1917–1947: Isdud
Passengers
2019	3,765,864
Rank	8 out of 68
Location
Location

Binyamina/Netanya –
Rehovot/Be'er Sheva line

to Haifa, Nahariya, Beit She'an & Karmiel

Binyamina

Caesarea–Pardes Hanna

Highway 20

to Ra'anana

Herzliya

to Hod HaSharon & Lod

Tel Aviv–University

Tel Aviv–Savidor Central

Tel Aviv–HaShalom

Tel Aviv–HaHagana

to Rishon LeZion–Dayan & Ashdod

to Ben Gurion Airport,
Modi'in Central & Jerusalem

Kfar Chabad

Lod

to Be'er Sheva & Jerusalem–Malha

Be'er Ya'akov

to Rishon LeZion–HaRishonim

Rehovot

Yavne–East

to Rishon LeZion–Dayan & Tel Aviv

to Kiryat Gat & Lod

Be'er Sheva–North

to Dimona

Be'er Sheva–Center

Israel Rail Lines Map

Ashdod–Ad Halom–Metropol^[a] railway station (Hebrew: אשדוד – עד הלום – מטרופול) is a railway station in Ashdod, Israel. It is served by the Binyamina–Tel Aviv–Ashkelon and the Ra'anana–Tel Aviv–Ashkelon–Beersheba suburban lines. Ashdod Ad Halom Station was opened in June 1995 and was fully rebuilt in 2003. Between 1917 and 1947, a small station serving the town of Isdud had also operated at the site, constructed by the British on the Rafah–Gaza–Lydda line.

The station is located in the Ad Halom area, near the southeastern entrance to Ashdod. It sits adjacent to the BIG Terminal bus station, named after the nearby BIG shopping center. The station is served by BRT Line 1, which connects to the central bus station in the City/HaKirya Quarter via a circular route.

Until 2013 the travel time from the station to Tel Aviv was 45 minutes. However, since the completion of the new railway through Holon and the new Yavne West Railway Station on 4 August 2013 the travel time from Tel Aviv to the station has been reduced to approximately 35 minutes in each direction. The station was electrified in February 2021.^[4]

The station contains a small beverage and refreshment kiosk.

Notes

↑ The name of the railway station has been changed twice. It was called "Ashdod – Ad Halom" when it was built, and in 2009 it was also named after Moshe Bar-Kochba. In 2026, it was renamed "Ashdod – Ad Halom – Metropol", after the new Metropol quarter in which the station is located^[2]^[3] ("Kiryat Peres" or "The Special Quarter", in the past).

References

↑ "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.
↑ "רכבת ישראל תשנה את שם תחנת "אשדוד עד הלום"" [Israel Railways will change the name of the "Ashdod Ad Halom" station]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ לוי, דוד (12 April 2026). "תחנת רכבת "אשדוד עד הלום" משנה את שמה וזאת הסיבה" [The "Ashdod to Halom" train station is changing its name and this is why]. Kan Darom – Ashdod (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ סרדינס, שמואל (9 February 2021). "החלו נסיעות מבחן של הרכבת החשמלית בין אשדוד לאשקלון" [Test runs of the electric train between Ashdod and Ashkelon have begun]. Ashdod Net (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Preceding station	Israel Railways			Following station
Yavne–East towards Binyamina		Binyamina–Beersheba		Ashkelon towards Be'er Sheva–Center
Yavne–West towards Herzliya		Herzliya–Ashkelon		Ashkelon Terminus

[4] The name of the railway station has been changed twice. It was called "Ashdod – Ad Halom" when it was built, and in 2009 it was also named after Moshe Bar-Kochba. In 2026, it was renamed "Ashdod – Ad Halom – Metropol", after the new Metropol quarter in which the station is located^[2]^[3] ("Kiryat Peres" or "The Special Quarter", in the past).

[1] "2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report" (PDF). Israel Railways.

[2] "רכבת ישראל תשנה את שם תחנת "אשדוד עד הלום"" [Israel Railways will change the name of the "Ashdod Ad Halom" station]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] לוי, דוד (12 April 2026). "תחנת רכבת "אשדוד עד הלום" משנה את שמה וזאת הסיבה" [The "Ashdod to Halom" train station is changing its name and this is why]. Kan Darom – Ashdod (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] סרדינס, שמואל (9 February 2021). "החלו נסיעות מבחן של הרכבת החשמלית בין אשדוד לאשקלון" [Test runs of the electric train between Ashdod and Ashkelon have begun]. Ashdod Net (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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