Jerusalem light rail

Winter in Jerusalem: Valleys, rails, and the city’s stories

The First Station and the old railway line are part of the slow improvement of Jerusalem that has taken place over the years.

The First Station, in snow.
Graffiti paint saying "There is a Holocaust in Gaza," on the sidewalk at the central light rail station in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem man sprays 'Holocaust in Gaza' message at light rail station, arrested

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Jerusalem light rail's 'Red Line' to resume full operation this week

The Jerusalem light rail is temporarily out of service, forcing commuters onto already crowded buses or scrambling for alternative ways to get around.

Apartment prices in Kiryat Menachem jumped within three months. This is the reason


Teen girl falls down manhole on main street in Jerusalem

"She just didn't see where she was going, and slipped," said a shaken construction worker at the scene.

PEDESTRIANS CROSS the Jerusalem Light Rail tracks on Jaffa Road.

Jerusalem light rail: New track installation under way

27 KM of routes will be added to Jerusalem's light rail, with more than 50 new stops.

The expansion of the light rail red line begins with the laying of the first tracks

Rav Kav travel cards to be reinstated for east Jerusalem residents

Residents of east Jerusalem have not been able to use Rav Kav cards since the beginning of 2020 after then-transportation minister Bezalel Smotrich announced an expected year-long pause.

Rav Kav 521

GMV contracted to supply systems to Jerusalem Light Rail

GMV will provide the AVLS and DMS systems to the already established red line, as well as the green line currently under construction.

Israelis are seen boarding the light rail on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem after the coronavirus lockdown ends, on February 8, 2021.

Hundreds of haredim protest arrest of yeshiva student in Jerusalem

IDF's Ground Forces Commander Maj.-Gen. Yoel Strick who happened to pass by the area was reportedly attacked by protesters before being rescued by police.

Police are seen forcibly dispersing haredi protesters gathered on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem on December 22, 2020.

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters flood Jerusalem, 25 detained

Bar Ilan junction was blocked for traffic.

Protest at Bar Ilan junction in Jerusalem

Grapevine: End of an era

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Jerusalem's light rail

Outrage over Swiss Green party candidate’s links to BDS

Heidi Mück sought to end work with French company because it helped build Jerusalem light rail.

Jerusalem's light rail

Anger entrenches opposing sides amid light rail construction

“Look at Emek Refaim today. It’s declining.”

The Rakevet Ba'emek Association's Yossi Saidov, Idit Rubin and Itamar Shahar on Emek Refaim Street.

This week in Jerusalem, October 23, 2020: Not in my neighborhood

Peggy Cidor's round-up of city affairs.

The light rail's blue line will run down Emek Refaim Street.