Balfour
An elevated station on Bat Yam’s historic Balfour Street.
Line
Along the line
Station type
Full accessibility
About Station Balfour
Balfour station is located on Balfour Street in Bat Yam, one of the city's oldest and best-known streets. The elevated station serves residential and commercial neighborhoods and provides a convenient link to northern Bat Yam and nearby Jaffa.
The station is located between Binyamin and Jabotinsky on the Red Line.
This is a Street-level station, operating during the Red Line hours: Sunday–Thursday from 05:00 to midnight, on Friday until close to the start of Shabbat, and with no service on Shabbat. A single ride on a Rav-Kav card — ₪8 — covers all of Gush Dan, including the Red Line end to end. Further down the page: the station's location on the map, travel times, connections and services.
Where is Station Balfour?
Balfour · Street-level station. Coordinates: 32.0175°N, 34.7447°E.
Around the station: sights and services
A few minutes’ walk from Station Balfour you’ll find the following sights and services.
More stations on Red Line
Red Line · HaKomemiyut ↔ Petah Tikva Central Bus Station
Services and accessibility
As at every Red Line station, this station has charging and payment points (Rav-Kav/TVM), ticket gates, full wheelchair accessibility, elevators or ramps at the underground stations, electronic train-time displays and security cameras. The services usually available are listed below.
Connections and transfers
Red Line (Red). Direct trains toward HaKomemiyut and in the opposite direction toward Petah Tikva Central Bus Station. The neighbouring stations are Binyamin and Jabotinsky.
Buses and Metronit. The Rav-Kav card combines the light rail with buses in a single payment. In the vicinity of Balfour station, bus and Metronit lines run — no separate ticket is needed to transfer within 90 minutes.
Taxis and ride-hailing services. Taxis and ride-hailing apps (Gett, Yango) are available at the station entrances for short trips off the line’s route.
Ticketing. Buy or top up a Rav-Kav card at a TVM in the station, or pay with a virtual card from the app. Details on the Tickets & fares page and the Rav-Kav card page.
Plan a journey from Station Balfour
Choose a destination and get the exact journey time, transfers, fare and estimated arrival time from Station Balfour.
🛤 Open the route plannerCommon travel times from Station Balfour
| Destination | Est. duration | Transfers |
|---|---|---|
| HaKomemiyut | 5 min | Direct |
| Allenby | 15 min | Direct |
| Carlebach | 17 min | Direct |
| Arlozorov | 23 min | Direct |
| Rothschild | 2 min | Direct |
| Bloomfield Stadium | 10 min | Direct |
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