This is a plan, not a timetable. The figures here are taken from the schematic published by NTA (updated 4/2021), which carries its own caveat: station names and final locations may change. Check the current route on NTA’s live map — not on this page and not on any other saved diagram.
The three metro lines
The metro is planned as three underground, driverless lines. According to the same schematic, line M1 — the longest of the three — is the line whose route runs north to the Herzliya and Sharon area.
| Line | Length | Stations | Passengers a day |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | 55 km | 62 | about a million |
| M2 | 26 km | 22 | about 540,000 |
| M3 | 39 km | 25 | about 480,000 |
The light rail, for comparison
The metro does not replace the light rail but sits above it — or below it, to be precise. The three light rail lines are the system that connects to it, and in Herzliya they matter mainly as a way of reaching its stations.
| Line | Length | Stations | Passengers a day |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Red Line | 24 km | 34 | 240,000 |
| The Green Line | about 39 km | 62 | 180,000 |
| The Purple Line | 27 km | 43 | 180,000 |
What proximity to a station does to the price
This is the part where sellers tend to exaggerate and buyers tend to pay in advance. Three statements we can stand behind:
- The effect is priced in stages, not all at once. Part of the rise happens when the plan is approved, part when works begin, and part only when the line is running. Whoever buys today is buying the first stage in the price — and the years of works themselves.
- The walking radius is narrow. The significant effect is within a few hundred metres of the station, not across “the neighbourhood”. A home twenty minutes’ walk from a planned station is, for these purposes, a home without a station.
- The construction years cost money. Digging a station means several years of noise, dust, road closures and parking trouble. Whoever buys to live there — as opposed to buying to let and sell — has to price that period in too.
And before paying a premium: a planned route can move, a station can shift a street, and timetables on projects of this scale slip. If the price you are considering is justified only on the assumption that the station opens in a particular place at a particular time — check that assumption with NTA before signing, not after.
Transport access is one of the things we measure in every neighbourhood — real journey times, not promises. You can see them on the neighbourhood pages, and the rest of the pre-purchase checks in the buyer’s guide.
