Light rail

Gush Etzion, Efrat, to be easily accessible to Jerusalem by light rail under new proposal

The proposed train line would mark the first direct rail connection between Gush Etzion and the capital, as the region continues to grow and make other major road improvements.

A rendering of the planned light rail connection between Gush Etzion and Jerusalem.
Israel Police responding to haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protest near Shabbat Square in Jerusaelm, June 19, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block traffic, set fire on road near Jerusalem's Shabbat Square

 Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Yaffo-Tel Aviv. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. August 01, 2023.

Victory for the Negev vision: Light Rail will reach gates of the intelligence campus - opinion

Jerusalem Light Rail

Grapevine: Kudos and complaints


Jerusalem promised robust public transport but people still use cars

A city of this size in a Western country would be equipped with a number of means of providing proper public transportation for its residents and visitors.

 JERUSALEM IS more congested than ever.

This week in Jerusalem: Painful ceremony

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

Could your password be at risk of a hacker finding it out?

Will Jerusalem ever be a normal city?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Jerusalem has never been considered a normal city, but maybe new innovations will make it so.

 CONSTRUCTION AT the entrance to Jerusalem is a project that will prove itself in time.

Police arrest Arab who planned to attack light rail with fireworks

The suspect, a member of a terrorist group, was involved in producing explosives.

Jerusalem's light rail

Smart traffic planning system LISA approved for use in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

A Ministry of Transportation committee approved the adoption of LISA for traffic planning in Israel.

Traffic jams seen on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.

China sues Israeli government for denying light rail tender 'under US pressure'

Israeli and Chinese companies sued, claiming the decision to block Chinese bids for the project was based on illegal US pressure.

Tel Aviv light rail train car

This week in Jerusalem: Get out

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 SHOPPERS AT the Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem – dissension beneath the surface?

This week in Jerusalem: Shabbat rumblings

A round-up of city affairs.

 ISRAELI POLICE clash with demonstrators following the death of Ahuvia Sandak last year, at the entrance to Jerusalem, November 6.

Light at the end of the tunnel: TLV light rail completes first full test-run

The light rail completed its first test-run between Petah Tikva and Bat Yam on Wednesday.

Transportation Minister Israel Katz speaks at an event marking the beginning of underground construction work of the Tel Aviv light rail’s Red Line

Tel Aviv residents accidentally pay the light railway's water bills

The residents of a building in Tel Aviv were charged with high water bills after the contractor building the light railway nearby accidentally connected to their plumbing.

An illustration of the Tel Aviv light rail Purple Line.