Sderot train station

Train, road disruptions expected across central Israel over next week, starting tonight

Affected train passengers can contact Israel Railways at *5770, while bus passengers can call the national public transportation information hotline at *4515.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.
Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.

Israel Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work

It was not immediately clear why the railway chose to perform the October 28-29 infrastructure work during peak hours, including rush hours, on two consecutive workdays right after the elections.

|ByAARON GLICK
An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod

A fortified Sderot continues life under the threat from Gaza

According to the government, “the project to fortify homes in Gaza-vicinity communities provided 9-sq.m. bomb shelters for 10,140 housing units that previously had no shelters.”

|ByELIYAHU KAMISHER
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Israel Railways announces billion-shekel upgrades for future electric system

IR announced its purchase of 60 new passenger cars from Canadian manufacturer Bombardier.

|ByMICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN

Lowered bus, train pricing expected to change the face of public transport in Israel

A massive pricing reform is planned for much of the nation's public transport system as of January 1.

DECEMBER 21, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
The Rav Kav USB card, which could be manually recharged, will begiven to residents of Gush Dan in a pilot program

Trains halted between Sderot and Ashkelon ahead of Gaza cease-fire expiration

Defense Ministry orders passenger train travel near Gaza border halted after a security evaluation; bus operations in area to be increased.

AUGUST 18, 2014ByYAAKOV LAPPIN, SHARON UDASIN
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