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


Jerusalem rail link likely to open only partially next month

The Jerusalem - Tel Aviv rail link has been plagued by problems that have delayed it by decades and are exceptional for a developed country.

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

Katz rushes to finish Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train, without other service cuts

Israel Railways yesterday presented changes in its timetable in the framework of operating the high-speed Tel Aviv-Jerusalem railway.

An Israel Railways train passes through Ein Yael in Jerusalem

Rushed work on Jerusalem-Tel Aviv fast link causes concern

A number of sources told Globes that in recent weeks the pressure has been causing near accidents during work on the line.

Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz stands at one of the five tunnels dug to accommodate the country’s first high-speed electric train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.

Train now

Transportation Minister Israel Katz should be commended for the work he has done on highways throughout the country, but unfortunately the same cannot be said about the trains.

A bridge, part of Israel Railways' Jerusalem High Speed Link project, is seen near the Israeli town of Modiin July 7, 2012.

Israeli magicians perform their latest illusions on Israel Railways

The two performers treated some 100 passengers en route from Kiryat Motzkin to Tel Aviv.

Magician Hezi Dean does magic for passengers on a train ride to Tel Aviv.

Jerusalem Municipality set to vote on closing First Station on Shabbat

Despite the vote, the Regional Committee for Planning is likely to vote to keep the popular site open on Shabbat.

First Station

Experts: Jerusalem-Tel Aviv railway not safe to operate

"There is no reasonable chance that the project will be completed on time without breaching the safety rules," a senior electrical engineer accompanying the project said.

Deep underground, the construction site for the high speed train.

Jerusalem-Tel Aviv high-speed rail to open on March 30

The soon-to-be unveiled rail link is expected to more than halve the time it takes to travel between the two cities.

Members of the media tour one of the tunnels that will be part of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed railway.

The real ‘Shabbat crisis’

We now have a chance to rethink what Shabbat means for Israel.

Haredi members of the Knesset are upset over railway maintenance work being performed on Shabbat

Netanyahu staves off coalition threat after Litzman quits

Litzman told reporters at the Prime Minister’s Office that he had no choice but to resign after Israel Railways continued to employ Jews on Shabbat.

Israeli Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem