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Light Rail in Jerusalem

Jerusalem light rail's 'Red Line' to resume full operation this week

Sections of the Red Line have been unoperational since the end of May, due to construction of new light rail lines in the capital city. 

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THE ‘ASIMON’ is the telephone token that was used for public phones until the early 1990s.

Reflections on almost 48 years of aliyah: An American family arrives and grows

Living here is so meaningful, knowing that our children and their families are thriving and building a better Israel.

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Red Line service is suspended for 14 weeks on the heavily used stretch of light rail linking the city center to the Central Bus Station.

A city in transit: Muddling through Jerusalem’s light rail construction

This isn’t just about inconvenience. It’s about how an entire city’s population – that of the capital, no less – has had to fundamentally restructure their lives overnight.

|BySHIR PERETS

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

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MAY 3, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
ADIR SCHWARTZ, new head of Hitorerut.

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

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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

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