Israel Railways

Train, road disruptions expected across central Israel over next week, starting tonight

Affected train passengers can contact Israel Railways at *5770, while bus passengers can call the national public transportation information hotline at *4515.

Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.
Passengers at Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem on January 21, 2026.

How you can access free public transportation to get to polling booths on Election Day - explainer

Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.

Israel Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work

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

Trains between Tel Aviv, Lod halted temporarily due to suspicious item found on tracks


Trains come to a stop across central Israel, Sharon due to power outage

All train movement in the Ra'anana, Hod HaSharon, Kfar Saba, Petah Tikva, Rosh Ha'Ayin and Bnei Brak stations was temporarily suspended.

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

Minister Regev, be cooperative and change will come -opinion

We must strive to create sustainable and quick solutions in order to ease the burden on everyone.

 PASSENGERS ENTER through the turnstiles at the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem.

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