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Uriah Dar, on his way home to Petah Tikva after a solo hike in northern Israel, April 15, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 3, 2026, 6:00 am
Riding the rails through a fractured land, young people reflect on real life, today
Along a journey from Nahariya on the Lebanese border to the southern city of Beersheba, six interviewees discuss 30 months of war, society, Israeli media and their hopes for the future
By Sue Surkes
Israeli security forces and rescue workers gather at the Savidor Center train station that was hit by shrapnel after an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2026. (Jack Guez/AFP)
March 22, 2026, 6:33 pm
Jerusalem train line restarts after repairs to Tel Aviv station hit in Iranian attack
Jerusalem-Herzliya route was suspended after cluster munition damaged platforms at Savidor Center on Wednesday
By ToI Staff
Screengrab of a social media video showing thousands of commuters backed up at Tel Aviv's HaHagana rail station after a man was killed on the tracks near the station, November 30, 2025. (X)
November 30, 2025, 11:56 am
Man killed by train after falling on tracks in Tel Aviv, causing rush-hour chaos
Israel Railways says man fell onto tracks from overpass south of HaHagana Station, was struck by oncoming train; rail service around Tel Aviv halted for 2 hours, gradually resumes
By ToI Staff
Tranportation Minister Miri Regev in the Knesset on November 3, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
November 12, 2025, 8:54 pm
A $265,000 trip to the US: Report discloses transit minister’s lavish travel budget
Miri Regev spent hundreds of thousands in taxpayer funds on global travel in past year, as criticism mounted over train repairs, surging traffic fatalities and canceled flights
By ToI Staff
Israel Railways workers perform repairs. August 21, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
August 24, 2025, 3:24 am
Tel Aviv train service to resume Sunday, after being suspended last week for repairs
Full, normal service to resume across Israel by September 1, Israel Railways says, but some routes to require additional transfers until then
By ToI Staff
Workers repair railway tracks after a shutdown caused by heavy damage to electric cable infrastructure, in Tel Aviv, August 16, 2025.(Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 19, 2025, 4:42 pm
Tel Aviv train service to stop for a week amid more maintenance work
Israel Railways says it will bring forward routine work, ‘taking advantage’ of the need to repair several hundred meters of electric infrastructure damaged by freight train
By ToI Staff
A packed train station in Tel Aviv amid disruptions in train services, on August 17, 2025. (Ynet video screenshot)
August 17, 2025, 1:27 pm
Commuters face serious delays as damage to train lines coincides with strike for hostages
Central Israel train lines disrupted after freight train damaged cables last week; Israel Railways recommends alternatives, which will also be delayed due to blocked roads
By Michael Horovitz
Heavy traffic near the western entrance to Jerusalem, November 25, 2019 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 6, 2025, 4:48 pm
Jerusalem planning to charge drivers who enter city once light rail lines completed
Congestion fee announced by mayor not expected to take effect for at least 7 years, while the capital’s expanded public transportation network is built out
By Zev Stub
View of the Israel Railways train at the train station in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, March 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 2, 2025, 11:56 am
Sderot-Ashkelon train line resumes operations for first time since October 7 attack
Gaza border city was one of the hardest hit by Hamas-led terrorists, with at least 50 civilians and 20 police killed; vital train line reopens after IDF constructs defensive wall
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
A view of the Israel Railways train station in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, March 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 17, 2025, 7:05 pm
IDF: Ashkelon-Sderot train line, closed since October 7, is safe to reopen next month
Military says ‘no expense has been spared’ in beefing up protection for Gaza-adjacent line, using new technologies and physical defenses, in addition to surveillance capabilities
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
An unfinished construction of a railway bridge on Route 1, between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, on June 1, 2024. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash9)
June 6, 2024, 5:50 pm
Builder warns avoiding Shabbat work on train bridge will cause highway hazard
Amid religious pressures, Solel Boneh says doing job on several weekdays instead of one weekend means drivers on main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road must pass under hazardous construction
By Stuart Winer
The train to Sderot is seen near the city of Sderot on July 15, 2018. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
March 14, 2024, 7:24 am
Rocket-damaged Sderot train station to reopen for first time since May
Railway through city near Gaza repaired after track damaged in October 7 Hamas assault; northbound trains still won’t operate
By ToI Staff
Israel Railways' HaShalom Station in Tel Aviv, August 15, 2023 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 13, 2023, 4:03 pm
In extraordinary move, trains to keep running on Shabbat amid war
Select stations throughout the country will be serviced throughout the weekend as public need grows due to military conflict with Hamas
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: the Netanya train station, February 19, 2008. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
September 21, 2023, 1:56 am
19-year-old soldier killed in accident at Netanya train station
Investigation says Yam Mesika fainted, fell onto tracks and was hit by passing train; Transportation Minister Regev vows to put up barriers to prevent similar incidents
By ToI Staff
Protesters against the government's judicial overhaul rally at Tel Aviv's Hashalom train station, July 18, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 5, 2023, 2:51 pm
Israel Railways says it will no longer bar passengers wearing protest symbols
Station guards blocked some passengers at start of overhaul protests in January, sparking outcry and leading to High Court petition demanding end to practice
By Michael Horovitz
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