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Israel Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work

It was not immediately clear why the railway chose to perform the October 28-29 infrastructure work during peak hours, including rush hours, on two consecutive workdays right after the elections.

|ByAARON GLICK
Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.
A train seen at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Station, pictured in 2020; illustrative.

Trains between Tel Aviv, Lod halted temporarily due to suspicious item found on tracks

Train service will resume once the police approve, the railway said.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A train arrives at the newly-opened Maryam Moghaddas (Virgin Mary) metro station, near the Sarkis Cathedral of the Armenians, in Tehran on October 18, 2025.

US Treasury announces sanctions on Iranian railway, automotive industries

Among entities added to the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals List as part of the new sanctions is the Islamic Republic of Iran Railway Company.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Traffic at the entrance to Jerusalem. August 09, 2026.

Intercity buses, Israel Railways to be free on election day, Central Elections Committee decides

The free bus service will start at 8:00 p.m. on the Monday before the election and last until the end of public transportation services on election day.

|ByANNA BARSKY

Remote work cuts car travel and emissions but hurts public transit ridership

The rise in remote work during the pandemic has both environmental benefits, such as reduced carbon emissions, and challenges for public transit systems.

APRIL 11, 2024ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Electra Afikim's lineup of electric buses; Israel's first wireless charging electric bus depot.

Israel promises improved train WiFi experiment, forgets start date

An experiment will begin improve WiFi and cellular reception on Israeli trains, but no start date or timetable has been announced.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByUDI ETZION/WALLA!
A passenger engrossed in a cell phone on the train

Israel's trains to receive improved cellular reception, WiFi access

The Communication and Transportation Ministries are working together on a joint experiment in order to improve cellular reception onboard trains.

DECEMBER 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis use the train transportation system after a long weekend on a very crowded Sunday, Karmiel and Beer Sheva stations, on May 28, 2023.

'They took my daughter': IDF soldier dies after being hit by train

The military police began an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023BySHAKED SADE
Israelis use the train transportation system after a long weekend on a very crowded Sunday, Karmiel and Beer Sheva stations, on May 28, 2023.

North Korea's Kim heads home after final stop in Russia's Vladivostok - KCNA

Kim inspected a Russian fighter jet factory that is under Western sanctions, nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships last week.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023ByREUTERS
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train at a railway station in the town of Artyom outside Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, September 17, 2023

US, Saudi Arabia, India discuss possible Middle East rail, port deal

If Saudi Arabia and Israel normalize ties, Israel could be linked into the rail deal.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023ByREUTERS
Indian evacuees from Yemen, gesture as they wait to leave for the southern Indian city of Hyderabad from Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus railway station, after their arrival in Mumbai April 2, 2015.

Tel Aviv light rail to bring heavy changes to city life

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS: After years of construction and billions in cost, the Tel Aviv Light Rail starts heading down the track.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
A DRIVER conducts a test run this week for the Tel Aviv Light Rail line that was to be launched on Friday.

Germany probes arson at Holocaust memorial site in Berlin

The investigation into the incident was taken over by the Federal Criminal Police Office, Germany's central criminal investigation agency.

AUGUST 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The memorial plaque on the Platform 17 memorial site at the Berlin-Grunewald train station in Germany

14 Days: Knesset vote

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

AUGUST 11, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
COALITION MEMBERS take a selfie after the Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard passed on Monday in the Knesset.

My Word: Trainspotting a Saudi deal? - comment

Israel would help bring everyone together – courtesy of a railway that could eventually link the Jewish state with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Call it a (rail)road map for peace. 

AUGUST 3, 2023ByLIAT COLLINS
FLAGS OF Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington, in October 2021.