Israel Railways

Israel Railways showcases AI-powered mapping breakthrough on global stage

A new AI‑driven mapping platform promises safer, faster, and more efficient rail development.

Workers repair Israeli Railway tracks after a shutdown caused by a technical problem in Tel Aviv, August 15, 2025
Emergency service volunteers, together with Jerusalem District Police and other forces, are searching for five people last seen in a Jeep driving near Beit Zayit Dam.

Emergency services halt search for five missing people near Beit Zayit Dam

 Thousands on the platform at the Hashalom Station near Begin Street.

Packed stations, mass delays: Trains across Israel delayed for hours after fatal rail accident

A train seen at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Station, pictured in 2020; illustrative.

Man in serious condition after being hit by train at Tel Aviv station, MDA confirms


Cervello is here to protect trains from cyber threats

The company has developed a deliberate and tailored approach to railway cybersecurity.

 Cervello's co-founders (left to right): Shaked Kafzan, co-founder and CTO; Nadav Avidan, co-founder and COO; Roie Onn, co-founder and CEO.

Trains stopped due to possible theft of cables

Transports were sent to the affected stations, and technicians are currently working to replace the missing cables.

Israel Railways trains

The successes and failures of Israel Railways

Some of the improvements in service Israel Railways is aspiring to depend on the widening of the tracks and the railway’s electrification system, which has taken over two decades to implement.

Israel Railways trains

A return trip to the train from Jerusalem

According to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics, during the fourth quarter of 2018 a total of 409,580 passengers traveled from Jerusalem to Ben-Gurion Airport.

Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Israel Railways CEO Michael Maixner inaugurate the extended Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway

Test runs begin on electric train line between Ashkelon and Ashdod

The line is expected to open in the third quarter of 2021.

Transportation Minister Israel Katz stands next to the electric locomotive that hauled test train on January 15, 2018

Train stations, including Jerusalem, to close for infrastructure work

From January 12 through February 3, All stations south of the Tel Aviv Haganah station will be temporarily closed for service.

CREWS WORK on expanding the Tel Aviv Railway Station on Shabbat.

Train traffic reduced on Haifa-Tel Aviv line after train hits wild boars

Haifa has seen its local wild boar population explode in recent years, since Mayor Einat Kalisch-Rotem halted the practice of allowing hunters to curtail the boar population.

Wild boars cross a road in a residential area after the government ordered residents to stay home to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haifa, northern Israel April 16, 2020.

Claims Iran hacked Israeli railways are false - 'Post' learns

The purported attack, comes only months after previous attempts, likely by Iran, to decommission Israeli water treatment plants across the country, in last April.

Cyber Hackers

Coronavirus and public transport: Thermal cameras, payment apps

The new measures include thermal cameras on trains, considerations of using private companies and the implementation of a delayed payment app option.

Direct Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Savidor train services

Direct Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Savidor train services to begin May 24

Train services are expected to gradually recommence on some lines on May 17 following the lifting of some coronavirus restrictions, with all stations and routes due to open on June 1.

Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Israel Railways CEO Michael Maixner inaugurate the extended Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway