Israel Railways

Man seriously injured after being struck by train at Ra'anana South Station

MDA personnel responded to the scene of the incident and provided first aid before transferring the man to Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, where he is being treated for multiple internal injuries.

View of Savidor train station in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2026; Illustrative.
View of Savidor train station in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2026; Illustrative.

Israel's Eastern Rail Line opens for partial operations, three new stations inaugurated

Security and rescue forces at the scene where an electric vehicle caught fire from its battery in Tel Aviv, July 29, 2024.

Israel not equipped to put out electric vehicle fires, Fire and Rescue Commissioner says

Workers repair Israeli Railway tracks after a shutdown caused by a technical problem in Tel Aviv, August 15, 2025

Israel Railways showcases AI-powered mapping breakthrough on global stage


Train work on Shabbat to be reduced, Miri Regev announces

"Lifesaving" work will be conducted on Shabbat by non-Jews, according to an official present at a meeting with the transportation minister.

 Miri Regev and Yariv Levin attend a plenum session on forming the government, in the Knesset, on December 29, 2022

Hundreds of meters of communication cables stolen from Israel Railways

The incident has caused significant damage and has shut down the signaling system and traffic management systems of the railway in the south of the country.

Passengers wearing face masks at the Tel Aviv University Railway Station on December 8, 2020

New Jerusalem-Tel Aviv night line to open in September

The new hourly night line is set to be active from Saturday to Wednesday and will be a direct line between Tel Aviv and Israel's capital, except for a stop at Ben-Gurion Airport.

The first direct train between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv (December 21, 2019).

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.