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'Hopefully, this will make my commute much faster'
Jerusalem Light Rail unveils largest extension in 15 years, with new ‘Green Line’
By Zev Stub
Route connects Malha neighborhood in southern part of capital to city center, spanning 7 kilometers and 13 stations, with plans to reach Mount Scopus by end of year
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 9, 2026, 8:25 pm
Rioting by Haredi extremists has caused NIS 600 million damage to Jerusalem light rail work
Transport Ministry says ultra-Orthodox groups’ vandalism of infrastructure and equipment at the construction site in the Bar-Ilan area has set light rail expansion back 2 years
By Sharon Wrobel
A file photo of construction on the Red Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail as part of the mass transit system for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, some of which runs underground, September 13, 2021. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
February 25, 2026, 2:17 am
Bidding begins for $50 billion Tel Aviv metro project, with sights set on 2037
The metro, as envisioned, will complement the city’s light rail system, and is slated to comprise three lines covering roughly 150 kilometers across the greater Tel Aviv area
By AFP and ToI Staff
A bus driver walks to his vehicle outside Teddy Stadium during a game night for the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem on January 31, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
February 12, 2026, 11:27 am
‘No one to back us’: Arab bus drivers grapple with surge of racist attacks
Transportation minister, announcing pilot security program, says violence has crossed ‘red line’; drivers have faced assaults for years
By Alice CHANCELLOR
View of Jerusalem's Begin Highway and surrounding areas, as seen from a helicopter, on October 12, 2025 (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
January 30, 2026, 7:03 am
Ambitious Jerusalem building plans may include future subway, planner says
At conference on urban planning in the capital, officials optimistic on housing and transportation issues as mayor reveals plan to save green areas threatened by development
By Zev Stub
People walk in the rain on Jaffa Street in central Jerusalem, November 25, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 8, 2026, 4:12 am
Israeli researcher trots out proof that walking more needn’t increase commuting time
Prof. Jonathan Rabinowitz of Bar-Ilan University touts health benefits of hoofing it while campaigning for transportation apps to add option for routes with more time on foot
By Diana Bletter
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
Emek Refaim Street in Jerusalem, on September 1, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 4, 2025, 8:22 am
Emek Refaim businesses, residents on edge as long-dreaded train construction begins
Development of the heavily-contested light rail track along the storied Jerusalem street is set to start Monday. Neighbors say it’s necessary, but won’t be pleasant
By Zev Stub
A closed light rail station on Jaffa Street in central Jerusalem, on May 21, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 21, 2025, 7:57 pm
9 Jerusalem light rail stops closed for months, causing significant disruptions
Light rail to offer limited service for three months amid work to link existing line with new route; commuters say substitute buses insufficient, businesses fear losses
By Michael Horovitz
Security forces probe a bus targeted by an explosive device, in Bat Yam, February 20, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 21, 2025, 3:03 pm
2 Jewish Israelis, Palestinian said arrested in connection with botched bus bombings
IDF says it’s bolstering West Bank presence with 3 battalions after apparent attempt at large-scale terror attack thought to have originated there; Katz: bombs ‘will not deter us’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A home destroyed by Hamas terrorists on October 7 in southern Israel's Kibbutz Kfar Aza is seen on October 15, 2023. (Edi Israel/Flash90)
December 10, 2023, 10:22 am
Turn Gaza border area into model of sustainable development, green organization urges
Advocacy group Adam Teva V’Din presents roadmap for rebuilding more greenly, as government set to approve framework for 5-year plan to rehabilitate southern border communities
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: View of the inside of a Dan bus in Tel Aviv on February 22, 2022. (Avshalom sassoni/Flash90)
September 1, 2023, 10:26 pm
In latest case of alleged harassment, woman says bus driver told her ‘You’re naked’
22-year-old says Dan driver repeated his comments twice when she boarded with a sleeveless shirt; company says it’s investigating complaint
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators block the tracks of the Tel Aviv light rail in protest of it not running during Shabbat, Friday, September 1, 2023 (video screenshot)
September 1, 2023, 5:10 pm
Protesters block Tel Aviv light rail for third week, hold ‘civics class’ on tracks
Trams stopped in Jaffa area as demonstrators once again disrupt the new line because it doesn’t run on Shabbat
By ToI Staff
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