 The station was opened to the public in November 1954 under the name Tel Aviv Central, and throughout its history was also widely known as "Arlozorov station" due to its location in the eastern end of Arlozorov street, Tel Aviv, and next to the Arlozorov Interchange on the Ayalon Highway.Most of Israel Railways' lines (with the exception of Haifa-region suburban trains) make a stop or terminate at the station.It is the busiest heavy-rail train station in the country in terms of passenger movements, serving a daily average of 70,073 passengers in December 2014.