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Red Line — the Tel Aviv light rail (Red)

HaKomemiyut ↔ Petah Tikva Central Bus Station — 34 stations along 24 km, opened on 18 August 2023. All the stations, journey times, connections and operating hours of Red Line.

34

Stations

24 km

Line length

18 August 2023

Opened

10

Underground stations

HaKomemiyut ↔ Petah Tikva Central Bus Station

The Red Line (Dankal) is the first and only line currently operating in the Gush Dan light rail and metro network. The line opened on 18 August 2023 and runs for about 24 km from HaKomemiyut station in Bat Yam in the south to Petah Tikva Central Station in the north-east, through 34 stations — ten of them underground in the dense centre of Tel Aviv. The line was built by NTA (Metropolitan Mass Transit System) and is operated by Tevel Metro. A single trip on a Rav-Kav card — ₪8 — covers the entire Gush Dan area, including the Red Line end to end.

Line length24 km
Number of stations34
Underground stations10
Opened18 August 2023
OperatorTevel Metro
BuilderNTA
Peak-hour frequencyEvery 3–5 minutes
Trip fare₪8 (Rav-Kav)

Stations of Red Line (34 stations)

Travel times between stations

FromToDuration
HaKomemiyutHaAmal1 min
HaAmalKaf Tet BeNovember1 min
Kaf Tet BeNovemberYoseftal1 min
YoseftalBinyamin1 min
BinyaminBalfour1 min
BalfourJabotinsky1 min
JabotinskyRothschild1 min
RothschildHaAtzmaut1 min
HaAtzmautMachrozet2 min
MachrozetHaBesht2 min
HaBeshtIsakov1 min
IsakovEhrlich1 min
EhrlichBloomfield Stadium1 min
Bloomfield StadiumShalma (Salame)1 min
Shalma (Salame)Elifelet1 min
ElifeletAllenby3 min
AllenbyCarlebach2 min
CarlebachYehudit2 min
YehuditShaul HaMelech2 min
Shaul HaMelechArlozorov2 min
ArlozorovAbba Hillel1 min
Abba HillelBialik2 min
BialikBen-Gurion3 min
Ben-GurionAharonovich3 min
AharonovichEm HaMoshavot Bridge2 min
Em HaMoshavot BridgeKiryat Arye4 min
Kiryat AryeShenkar4 min
ShenkarShacham2 min
ShachamBeilinson1 min
BeilinsonDankner1 min
DanknerKrol1 min
KrolPinsker1 min
PinskerPetah Tikva Central Bus Station1 min

Estimated times between adjacent stations under regular operation, excluding platform waiting time.

Did you know?

  • The Red Line is the first light-rail line to open in Gush Dan, after about two decades of planning and construction.
  • Ten of the line's stations — in central Tel Aviv — are underground, while the rest are at street level along the urban corridors.
  • The train does not run on Shabbat or on holidays, from the start of Shabbat on Friday until its end on Saturday night.
  • A single trip on a Rav-Kav card grants free transfers to buses and the light rail within the same zone for 90 minutes.
  • The stations are equipped with real-time signage, security systems and full accessibility for wheelchairs.

Transfers and connections

Future transfer to the Purple Line

At Carlebach station, a transfer to the Purple Line (under construction) will be possible in the future, once it opens.

Future transfer to the Purple and Green Lines

Arlozorov station is planned as an interchange to the Purple Line and the Green Line, as well as to Israel Railways in the nearby Savidor Center area.

Israel Railways

Near some of the stations you can transfer to the Israel Railways network, including the Arlozorov / Savidor Center area.

Buses and Metronit

Along the whole route, bus and Metronit lines connect on the same Rav-Kav payment, with no separate ticket.

No service on Shabbat. The light rail does not run on Shabbat or on holidays — service ends on Friday about two hours before the start of Shabbat, and resumes on Saturday night about an hour after the end of Shabbat. The hours vary by season.

Service hours and frequency

Review the full service hours and train frequency by time of day, as well as the first and last train of the Red Line.

A station on the Red Line of the Tel Aviv light rail
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Frequently asked questions

about 54 min end to end on Red Line (34 stations along 24 km), excluding waiting time on the platform. Calculate the trip precisely in the route calculator.
Red Line runs Sunday–Thursday from 05:00 to 00:00 (midnight), on Friday until shortly before the start of Shabbat, and does not run on Shabbat. Frequency is 3–5 minutes at peak times and 6–10 minutes for the rest of the day. Details on the schedule page.
No. The light rail does not run on Shabbat or on holidays — from the start of Shabbat on Friday until its end on Saturday night, about an hour after nightfall. On Sunday–Thursday the line runs from 05:00 until roughly midnight.
A single trip on a Rav-Kav card costs ₪8 and covers the entire Gush Dan area, including the Red Line end to end. Within 90 minutes you can make free transfers between buses and the light rail.
34 stations over about 24 km, from HaKomemiyut in Bat Yam to Petah Tikva Central Station. Ten of them are underground in central Tel Aviv.
The line was built by NTA (Metropolitan Mass Transit System) and is operated by Tevel Metro.

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