The new electric, high-speed train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv suffers its first delays with passengers reporting being stuck in a tunnel for 25 minutes shortly after leaving the capital’s Yitzhak Navon Station.
Israel railways confirmed the delay, and the cancellation of the next train.
A partial view of the train platform at the new high-speed train station between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, at the Yitzhak Navon Railway Station in Jerusalem on September 20, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
The route — which currently only goes as far as Ben Gurion Airport — began regular operations Tuesday. The journey to the airport (usually) takes 21 minutes and runs every half hour.
In the coming months the line will be extended, first to Tel Aviv’s stations and eventually to Herzliya. Up to four trains will run each hour, in both directions, (depending on time of day), traveling at up to 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour.
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