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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Trains to stop running in Tel Aviv for about a week due to repairs
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Israel’s rail network will stop running in Tel Aviv for close to a week for repairs after a freight train caused extensive damage to several hundred meters of electric cable infrastructure last week.
The closures will begin on Wednesday and are due to last until the following Tuesday, August 26, Channel 12 reports.
The closures mean there will be no rail access from Tel Aviv’s four stations to Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion International Airport and most lines headed south. Trains running from northern stations and back will stop at Savidor Station, and Hashalom Station will be completely closed.
The closures also mean all north-south routes will be interrupted, as they pass through Tel Aviv.
Israel Railways will be operating free shuttle buses every five minutes between the Tel Aviv stations. It said that it will take the closure period as an opportunity to carry out upgrades it had planned for later in the year, according to Channel 12.
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