Light rail

Jerusalem's L3 opens after years of delays, turning one light rail line into a network

Jerusalem's new L3 line connects Haturim with Malha, creating the city's first interconnected light rail network after years of construction, disruption and delays.

|BySHIR PERETS
A light rail car stands at its stop. Jerusalem will open the R3 light rail line on Friday, August 21, 2026.
A light rail car stands at HaTurim station on August 20, 2026.

Grapevine: Condolences to Lion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Ultra-Orthodox jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026; Illustrative.

Hundreds of haredim protest Jerusalem light rail expansion, attempt to enter construction site

A demonstration against Jerusalem’s light rail expansion escalated Thursday night as protesters reportedly tore down fences and attempted to enter the construction site.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA, ALON HACHMON
Construction of the Tel Aviv metro light rail, May 21, 2026.

Gush Dan metro could operate on Shabbat as driverless trains may cut NIS 150m. in annual costs

The planned metro system will be capable of operating on weekends, with the elimination of drivers reducing the extent of Shabbat violations, although this is only a technical option.

|ByUDI ETZION

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

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
Pisgat Ze'ev Center Mall and light rail station.

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
Coming up off the ground due to light rail construction

This week in Jerusalem: Red or Green?

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
LIGHT RAIL’S Red Line extension: Delayed.

This week in Jerusalem: We have a winner

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
EVERY PASSENGER is a story on the Jerusalem light rail.

An old artillery shell causes traffic chaos in southern Jerusalem

Experts in the disposal of unexploded ordnance removed the shells.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Artillery shells found during construction work in Jerusalem. September 19, 2023

Letters to the Editor, September 6, 2023: A good rabbi

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Tel Aviv's light rail can run on Shabbat while keeping Jewish halacha - here's how

We need religious leadership that can give us solutions, not excuses for why it cannot be done.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
ACTIVISTS PROTEST aboard a Tel Aviv area light rail train last month against the decision not to operate the service on Shabbat.