Lod station is the 11th most used station of Israel Railways and is home to a major railway depot. It traces its history as such to the 19th century, when it was used as an interim station on the Jaffa-Jerusalem line, the first significant railway line in the Middle East. For many years Lod was the main railway hub of Palestine and later Israel as it sits at the intersection of several major rail lines located in the central part of the country (Wikipedia)
