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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
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: A train at a station in Tel Aviv on December 29, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 28, 2023, 2:53 pm
Young man killed after being hit by train at Kiryat Motzkin station
Officials say the man in his 20s walked onto that track, for reasons that are unclear
By ToI Staff
Passengers at Ben Gurion train station near Tel Aviv on October 28, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 27, 2022, 10:04 am
Train services resume after hours-long glitch, no indication of cyberattack
Free shuttles offered to passengers while engineers work on problem
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli students seen on the first day of school at a school in Jerusalem, on September 1, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 3, 2022, 1:46 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 3: Sex abuse in religious schools and railroad electioneering
Religion reporter Judah Ari Gross looks at sexual abuse stats and civil marriage via Zoom, and Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn discusses train service and the Balad party
By ToI Staff
A passenger train nears Karmiel, on November 8, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 27, 2022, 8:07 pm
Authorities free suspect in train derailment attempt, say he’s not culprit
Investigation ongoing as officials determine they have not caught person responsible for placing obstacle on railway tracks
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Railway tracks near Karmiel, in northern Israel, on November 8, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 26, 2022, 8:44 pm
Arab Israeli man held after apparent attempt to derail a train in northern Israel
Man arrested after obstacle placed on railway tracks between Acre and Karmiel, taken for questioning by Shin Bet
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Underground construction on the Red Line as part of the Tel Aviv Light Rail system, on September 13, 2021. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 3, 2022, 8:18 pm
Key parts of planned metro line in central Israel may be delayed to 2040
Promised subway tracks between Tel Aviv and other central cities could be pushed back at least 8 years
By Danielle Nagler
A new train line between Jerusalem and Modiin opened on Thursday, March 31, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 1, 2022, 4:02 pm
New train line from Modiin to Jerusalem to deliver 22-minute journey time
Added connection to run every weekday including Friday and on Saturday evenings, starting with one service an hour
By Danielle Nagler
A man dressed as an employee of Israel Railways prevents an ultra-Orthodox couple from boarding the train, in an elaborate PR stunt by the Bnei Brak municipality, sparking a  backlash. (Twitter)
September 10, 2020, 8:56 pm
Bnei Brak pays man to keep ultra-Orthodox off trains, in PR stunt
Video showing man dressed as railway employee preventing couple from boarding a train meant to highlight ultra-Orthodox city being left out of Tel Aviv metro plans
By ToI Staff
Train station staff and workers are seen receiving training instructions at Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem, before a possible reopening order from the government on May 14, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 22, 2020, 8:37 am
Train service returns after 3 months despite mounting coronavirus cases
With each trip limited to half capacity, passengers must reserve their place in advance; Israel Railways says overcrowding will cause progress to be reversed
By ToI Staff
Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich inaugurates the new high-speed train between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv's Savidor, at Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem on May 11, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 13, 2020, 9:49 pm
Transportation and health ministries clash over train openings next week
Israel Railways announces reopening of national network but Health Ministry denies giving permission, drawing transportation minister’s ire
By Sam Sokol
An ambulance carrying an Israeli man who returned from Italy and tested positive for coronavirus arrives at Tel Hashomer Hospital, February 27, 2020 (Flash 90)
March 12, 2020, 3:13 pm
Emergency room doctor at Israeli hospital diagnosed with coronavirus
Sheba Medical Center says doctor returned from France before Israel ordered all travelers from there to quarantine; patients at risk of infection to be informed
By ToI Staff
Israeli border police wear protective gear and masks at the Ein Yael Checkpoint, near the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, March 11, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 12, 2020, 9:25 am
Virus cases in Israel hit 104, including 2 more children, arrivals from New York
Health Ministry says 2 in serious condition, 3 moderate; Jerusalem detention center puts staff, prisoners in isolation; schools send students home; some trains on reduced schedule
By ToI Staff
A Women of the Wall member helps a woman lay tefillin at Tel Aviv's Savidor train terminal, February 17, 2020. (Courtesy Women of the Wall)
February 17, 2020, 3:22 pm
Hardline transportation minister scrambles after embrace from women’s group
Women of the Wall praises Bezalel Smotrich for ‘warm welcome’ of train terminal tefillin stand for women, prompting far-right criticism of him
By ToI Staff
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