Israel Railways

Fire near railway tracks contained after disrupting train service across central, southern Israel

Firefighters are working with Israel Railways to contain the fire and protect the track's infrastructure.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Firefighter works to extinguish the flames after a wildfire broke out in Samaria on July 18.
View of Savidor train station in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2026; Illustrative.

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

The fully operational Eastern Rail Line will increase the railway network's capacity by approximately 30%, Israel Railways said, giving the system added flexibility to accommodate growing demand.

|ByAARON GLICK
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

When lithium-ion batteries enter thermal runaway, the fire can only be contained, not stopped, explained Israeli Fire and Rescue Commissioner Eyal Caspi.

|ByESTHER DAVIS

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.

FEBRUARY 19, 2018ByAMIRAM BARKAT, SONIA GORODEISKY/GLOBES
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.

JANUARY 10, 2018ByMAX SCHINDLER
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.

DECEMBER 2, 2017ByIDO LEVY
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.

NOVEMBER 27, 2017ByGIL HOFFMAN, LAHAV HARKOV, JEREMY SHARON
Israeli Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

Long-awaited Tel Aviv-Jerusalem railway edges closer to maiden journey

A nation of commuters will be delighted by news of the successful railway test.

AUGUST 21, 2017ByEYTAN HALON
An Israel Railways train passes through Ein Yael in Jerusalem

United Torah Judaism Knesset Member's bill: Halt construction on Shabbat

A joint committee was established, including the four haredi members of the Knesset, to ensure that their demands would be met in the future.

AUGUST 21, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni

Israel Railways to install robotic bike parking at stations

Coming soon to a train station near you: automatic bicycle parking.

JULY 30, 2017BySHOSHANA KRANISH
Robotic bike parking

Two men struck by passenger train, killed near Hadera

Police say an ATV carrying a 28-year-old man and his 55-year-old father-in-law became stranded on the rail line.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
train 311

Hadera: Two men struck by passenger train

Victims had been riding tractor that apparently got stuck on train tracks near Kfar Vitkin; MDA paramedics pronounce them dead on scene.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011ByJPOST.COM STAFF
train 311