Light rail

Eretz Israel Museum to host 'MUZA on the Line' at Tel Aviv Light Rail's Allenby station

The exhibition showcases the talents of more than 20 prominent Israeli artists and creators, including Meira Una, Dafna Birger, and Esti Drori.

OCTOBER 19, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

ALLENBY STATION, Tel Aviv. The exhibition aims to bring culture directly into public spaces traversed by thousands of commuters every day.

Israeli police clash with ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during a police operation in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, September 14, 2026.

Five arrested following disturbances on Jerusalem light rail construction site

Police used a water cannon and stun grenades on the protesters after they failed to comply with dispersal orders and took the five arrested suspects for further questioning.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026|ByMAARIV

Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are named after Britain’s King George V due to the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in what was then known as Palestine, which was issued during his reign.

Grapevine: Goodbye, King George?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2026|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Two people injured after being hit by Jerusalem's new light rail next to Malha Mall

Both have been evacuated to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Grapevine: Huckabee's here

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 24, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee addresses the media outside the US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 9, 2025.

Off track: How Jerusalem light rail expansion, woes frustrate commuters

From May 21 until September 1 much of the Red Line will be shut down. The light rail will continue to operate from Neveh Ya’akov to Givat Hamivtar and Hadassah Ein Kerem to the Central Bus Station.

MAY 16, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Red Line service was off track for much of this past Monday.

Grapevine: Deputy mayor on a mission

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 3, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Grapevine: Message for Miri

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 15, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev.

Light rail, heavy costs: Jerusalem commuters protest transportation price hikes

Prices increased from NIS 6 to NIS 8 at the end of February, an increase of over 30%, with no significant change to the service provided.

MARCH 12, 2025ByEVE YOUNG

View of the Light rail on Jaffa Street in central Jerusalem. March 5, 2025.

Grapevine: Hello, Americans

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 7, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Pisgat Ze'ev Center Mall and light rail station.

Jerusalem Red Line extension awaits ribbon cutting

The Jerusalem transportation master plan team responsible for building the Jerusalem light rail had planned to open the extension on Tuesday, but the trains remain parked in the depot.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByASAF ZAGRIZAK/GLOBES/TNS

Signage at a light rail stop in Jerusalem indicate that the line is closed due to expansion work.

Light rail, heavy headache: What Jerusalemites think of the light rail construction

The Red Line was suspended for five days this past week. Beyond the inconvenience, where do the municipality and Jerusalemites stand on construction of the new lines to come?

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH

No trains, only tests: Jerusalem Light Rail suspended for expansion

Starting on February 9, the light rail system will be required to conduct a series of safety tests in order to obtain the necessary permits to meet international regulations.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Light rail construction may have caused rising flea-borne typhus cases in Tel Aviv

Light rail construction in Tel Aviv causes many problems, but this is one of the most worrying. What do we know about Murine typhus?

MARCH 3, 2024ByLIHI SHORESH