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Minister: Jerusalem-Tel Aviv express train to begin service on Sukkot
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Jerusalem-Tel Aviv express train will begin service ahead of the Sukkot holiday at the end of September, Transportation Minister Israel Katz says.
“The plan was to begin partial operations of the train before Passover, with a safety plan determined by the [Israel Railways], but after a discussion with the fire department and police it was decided to act stringently and delay the launch until the eve of the Sukkot holiday,” Katz tells the Knesset’s State Control Committee.
Katz said in January that the express train would begin service in late March ahead of Passover, but Israel Railways said last month the launch would be delayed as it had yet to receive certain safety permits.
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