Public transportation

Israel's Eastern Rail Line opens for partial operations, three new stations inaugurated

The fully operational Eastern Rail Line will increase the railway network's capacity by approximately 30%, Israel Railways said, giving the system added flexibility to accommodate growing demand.

View of Savidor train station in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2026; Illustrative.
Passengers walk at a platform of the main train station in Munich, Germany, June 23, 2026 after the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn cancelled trains in Germany following a nationwide train radio outage.

Train service resuming after nationwide IT disruption fixed, German railway operator says

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.

Israel's municipalities are failing on nearly every possible front, government probe reveals

A Metro bus with FIFA Log Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee advertising in downtown Los Angeles, California, May 27, 2026; illustrative.

Iranian intel. ministry-linked group behind LA public transport cyberattack, Israeli firm finds


Bitan demands Regev implements free transport from retirement age by end of year

MK Bitan demanded an update at the meeting on why this part of the reform had not happened and when it would.

 Transportation Minister Miri Regev (Likud) speaks at a Knesset event ahead of Independence Day, April 23, 2023.

This week in Jerusalem: Outstanding schools

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 TEL AVIV beaches: Now more accessible to Jerusalemites over the weekend, thanks to Hitorerut.

Children trapped in Pakistan cable car after line snaps over ravine

The children have been left dangling 900 feet above the ground after one of the cables holding the chairlift snapped mid-journey.

  A general view of a bridge between Pakistan and India, closed since 2018, with an Indian flag in the background, in Chilehana, Pakistan-India crossing point in Kashmir, Pakistan, August 11, 2022

Editor's Notes: Bring Sundays to Israel

While incorporating Sunday into the Israeli weekend will not, in itself, cause religious tensions in Israel to dissipate, it will ease them significantly.

 A WOMAN enjoys the beach in Tel Aviv last month as a heat wave hit the country.

Netanyahu cuts red ribbon for Tel Aviv's Light Rail amid protests

The public transportation project broke ground in 2011, and it was most recently promised that it would begin operating by the end of 2022.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara and Ministers at the opening ceremony of the light rail, in Petah Tikva, August 17, 2023

Tel Aviv mayor boycotts light rail ceremony: 'It should also operate on Shabbat'

The Tel Aviv mayor will, however, arrive for the first ride on Friday with the first passengers.

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai attends the annual international Municipal Innovation Conference in Tel Aviv, February 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor August 16, 2023: An errant child

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Stop allowing Israeli buses to be unsafe for women - editorial

Public transit is a basic right and no one should feel unwelcome, uncomfortable, or unsafe boarding a bus in Israel. The ban on gender segregation and harassment must be enforced.

 A ceremony for the new parking lot for electric buses of the Dan company in Bnei Brak, February 19, 2023.

Beersheba to get its own light rail after 30 years of attempts

The project is set to take a decade to complete and will cost about NIS 8 billion.

 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.

What will Tel Aviv's new light rail do to property prices?

The new Tel Aviv light rail will create through arteries that didn't exist previously, raising the question of how property prices will be impacted.

Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. June 6, 2023.