 In 1993 the station ceased being a terminal station when the Ayalon section of the coastal railway was extended to link with the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway in southern Tel Aviv.At that point, the little-used Tel Aviv South station (which unlike Tel Aviv Central was not located on the Ayalon railway) was closed for passengers and services operating to it were routed to the more conveniently-located Tel Aviv Central station instead.Between the closing of the Tel Aviv South railway station and the opening of Tel Aviv HaShalom railway station in 1996, Tel Aviv Central was the only active passenger railway station in Tel Aviv.