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

Light Rail in Jerusalem

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


Grapevine: Never say never

A senior pastor of The Pointe Church in Belmont, NC, Hardee is excited to participate in the Jerusalem marathon because support for and blessing Israel runs deep in his family.

Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington before signing the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty 40 years ago

This Week in Jerusalem: Light rail decision draws heavy opposition

Peggy Cidor's round-up of city affairs.

Yehudit Rail Station in Tel Aviv under construction

The train to the east

A railway tale that rolls through 100 years of Jewish settlement and pioneering in the Jezreel Valley.

RESTORED CARRIAGES from 1904 at Elroi.

French company reportedly withdraws from Jerusalem Light Rail project

A possible motive is due to the company being majority-owned by French state-owned public corporations – SNCF and RATP, both of whom have come under pressure by labor unions critical of Israel.

The Jerusalem light rail

Police shoot suspicious woman in Jerusalem

She was transferred to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center in moderate condition.

Scene after the shooting of a female suspect in Jerusalem, May 27, 2018

Hundreds join in alternative 'peaceful and tolerant' Jerusalem Day March

“This [march] is the real way to celebrate this city. This city is a city of love, a city of community, a city that is respectful."

The alternative Jerusalem Day March takes place in the city's south, May 13, 2018

Blues for a blue line

Residents of the German Colony are worried about the Emek Refaim segment of the light rail.

Emek Refaim Street today, where it intersects with Rachel Imenu Street

Bringing the synagogue to the stage

The A’irra Shachar concerts feature four styles of bakashot.

Maimon Cohen

Israelis celebrate 'No Pants Day' on Jerusalem's light rail

Israelis braced the chilly Jerusalem winter to strip down and ride the light rail.

Israelis take part in the annual No Pants Day on Jerusalem's Light Rail, January 2018

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs

Though the light rail’s Blue Line has been approved, the fate of its 1.1-kilometer segment on Emek Refaim Street (pictured) is undecided