Tag: Israel Railways

“More than I was excited to hear that the money was found, I was excited to see the commitment and mobilization of the railway employees to recover the loss."

Israel Railway security personnel caught the would-be attacker when the knife was picked up by the X-ray scanner at the entrance to the train station.

Organizers of the anarchy announced early Tuesday evening that they are launching a march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Route 1, the main highway connecting Tel Aviv to the capital.

The line is expected to connect to the blue and red Light Rail lines, and the cable car that is planned for the Old City.

At present, "the estimates are that this is not a cyber attack."

“We do not have to go to extremes to understand we must prepare."

Israel Railways will resume its service on June 8, after receiving a green light from the Health Ministry.

There will be some changes in the routes, and so far no service on Fridays or Saturday nights.

The line is 57 kilometers long (35.5 miles), about 32 km of which are on the new rail, which features nine bridges—3 km altogether, and five tunnels, 19 km in total.

The train has been making test runs on the route twice a day since November 16, and so far has not encountered major problems.

Residents in Sderot also found the remains of an unexploded rocket following Monday’s rocket fire from Gaza.

"I have always believed that it is possible to link Jerusalem to the national railway network and not via the old Turkish route that I rode on as a boy and a youth."

"The dream of half an hour from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during Sukkot is over."

Engineers and safety experts warned at least a month ago that the line was far from ready and that disaster would follow if officials rushed to opening day.

The southern line is considered to be one of the most successful and growing train lines in Israel, with approximately 420,650 passengers traveling each day.

Katz gave his word that the line would open on time on the eve of Passover the year, even though it probably would not be able to run the entire length of the route.

Israel is both a democracy and a Jewish state, which means everyone has a voice and everyone has an opinion. Today Gil Hoffman speaks about the Shabbat railway repair work crisis, the divide between Israelis and the Jewish world and more on Inside Israel Today.

The new, high-speed railway has been criticized by the political left and the Palestinian Authority for passing through about 4 miles of Judea and Samaria, most of it through tunnels.

Israel Railways is investing approximately NIS 70 million in the project. The new stations open in October and November 2017.

Israel -- strategically located at the apex of three continents -- is a logical land bridge already in use by Turkey.

The daily commute in Tel Aviv has been a complex affair due to construction for the city's new Light Rail.

The tunnel-digger work on the new Light Rail in Tel Aviv is to begin after Purim.

Commuters who depend on Egged buses and Israel Railway trains in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv were watching the news for strike updates.

Fires in Rishon Lezion, Pardes Hanna and the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem were quickly brought under control.

A new railway line has opened up in northern Israel, from Haifa to Beit She'an. Maybe someday it will reach Jordan, PM Netanyahu says.

A long-term railway construction project will result in a high-speed train line from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, with a stop at the Temple Mount and Western Wall.

Israel Railways CEO Boaz Tzafrir has stepped down after leading the railroad from debt into net profit.

The railroad system in the Tel Aviv area is getting a major overhaul -- and commuters must bite the bullet for the next eight days.

The trains are running again and back on schedule, with infrastructure maintenance finished for the time being, according to Israel Railways.

Israel Railways is providing Memorial Day shuttles until 1 pm between train stations and cemeteries.