Caesarea-Pardes Hanna railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת קיסריה-פרדס חנה, Taḥanat HaRakevet Keisariya-Pardes Ḥana) is an Israel Railways passenger station between the local council Pardes Hanna-Karkur and Caesarea's industrial zone, and serves these towns, their large industrial zones, as well as Or Akiva and other small communities in the area.
Caesarea-Pardes Hanna תחנת הרכבת קיסריה-פרדס חנה | |
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| Israel Railways | |
Western side of the station
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| General information | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 2001; 23 years ago (2001-07-01) |
| Electrified | 11 February 2023; 17 months ago (2023-02-11) |
| Passengers | |
| 2019 | 1,339,506[1] |
| Rank | 33 out of 68 |
The station is situated on the north–south coastal line and is located to the northwest of Pardes Hanna-Karkur, at the eastern edge of The Northern Caesarea Industries Park (Hebrew: פארק תעשיות קיסריה הצפוני).
Caesarea-Pardes Hanna station was opened on 1 July 2001 as a suburban station on the newly inaugurated Tel Aviv – Binyamina Suburban Service. The station was constructed to provide a railway link for the area's growing population as well as encourage rail commuting to the industrial zone in the vicinity.
The cost of constructing the station was 7 million NIS (about 1.7 million USD), and was partially funded by the Caesarea Development Corporation.
The station consists of two side platforms with two parallel rail tracks running between them. The station hall is located on the west platform on the grounds of the industrial park. A pedestrian tunnel connects the two platforms beneath the tracks as well as providing access to the station from the eastern (Pardes Hanna) side of the rail tracks.
The station is unique with its teal coloring, and the designs of the shelters on the platforms.
Caesarea-Pardes Hanna station is a station on the Tel Aviv suburban line (Binyamina/Netanya–Tel Aviv–Rehovot–Ashkelon–Netivot–Beersheba Suburban Service). Almost all Inter-City trains pass through this station without stopping, except on the weekends. The station is situated between Binyamina Railway Station to the north and Hadera Ma'arav (West) Railway Station to the south.
Timetable highlights:
| Preceding station |  Israel Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Binyamina
Terminus
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Binyamina–Beersheba | Hadera West
towards Be'er Sheva Center
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Platform numbers increase in an East-to-West direction
| Side platform | |
| Platform 1 | → Nahariya–Modi'in Advancing trains toward Modi'in Central do not stop here → → Nahariya–Beersheba and Karmiel–Beersheba Advancing trains toward Be'er Sheva Central do not stop here → → Binyamina–Beersheba Advancing toward Be'er Sheva Central (Hadera West) → → Binyamina–Jerusalem Advancing trains toward Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon during night hours only, except on Wed.-Thu. nights do not stop here → → Binyamina–Jerusalem Advancing trains toward Ben Gurion Airport during night hours on Wed.-Thu. nights only do not stop here → |
| Platform 2 | ← Nahariya–Modi'in and Nahariya–Beersheba Returning trains toward Nahariya do not stop here ← Karmiel–Beersheba Returning trains toward Karmiel do not stop here ← Binyamina–Beersheba Returning toward Binyamina (terminus) ← Binyamina–Jerusalem Returning trains toward Binyamina during night hours only do not stop here |
| Side platform | |
| Year | Passengers | Rank | Source |
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| 2021 | 749,923 ( 272,659)
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27 of 66 ( 5)
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2021 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
| 2020 | 477,264 ( 862,242)
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32 of 68 ( 1)
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2020 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
| 2019 | 1,339,506 | 33 of 68 | 2019 Freedom of Information Law Annual Report |
Caesarea-Pardes Hanna station is located inside an industrial area but several bus lines pass outside the station. The bus lines are:
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