Public transportation

Victory for the Negev vision: Light Rail will reach gates of the intelligence campus - opinion

We are determined to take responsibility in shaping our lives in the Negev so that our children and grandchildren will also find their future here.

 Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Yaffo-Tel Aviv. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. August 01, 2023.
An Egged bus driving through Jerusalem

Gur Hasidic community in Arad instructs students to ride busses according to gender

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at a conference in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Former PM Bennett backs civil marriage, public transport on Shabbat

Passengers seen at the Ben-Gurion Airport train station, August 17, 2025

Israel’s chief rabbis protest planned Shabbat public transportation


Tel Aviv mayor boycotts light rail ceremony: 'It should also operate on Shabbat'

The Tel Aviv mayor will, however, arrive for the first ride on Friday with the first passengers.

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai attends the annual international Municipal Innovation Conference in Tel Aviv, February 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor August 16, 2023: An errant child

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Stop allowing Israeli buses to be unsafe for women - editorial

Public transit is a basic right and no one should feel unwelcome, uncomfortable, or unsafe boarding a bus in Israel. The ban on gender segregation and harassment must be enforced.

 A ceremony for the new parking lot for electric buses of the Dan company in Bnei Brak, February 19, 2023.

Beersheba to get its own light rail after 30 years of attempts

The project is set to take a decade to complete and will cost about NIS 8 billion.

 Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Yaffo-Tel Aviv. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. August 01, 2023.

What will Tel Aviv's new light rail do to property prices?

The new Tel Aviv light rail will create through arteries that didn't exist previously, raising the question of how property prices will be impacted.

Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. June 6, 2023.

Israel must find a Shabbat compromise on public transport - editorial

Every town and city in the country, whether in the periphery or Center, ought to have reasonable public transportation.

 A train in Israel.

Free bus line to operate in Jerusalem on Shabbat for first time

Among the neighborhoods that will be on the route: Rehavia, Beit HaKerem, French Hill, and more.

 Public transportation in Israel.

Gush Dan light rail's Red Line to open in a few weeks after delays

The Red Line of the Gush Dan light rail is expected to open later this month after several years of delays.

Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. June 6, 2023.

Israel needs to fix its existing train lines before making new ones - editorial

Before taking on as ambitious a project as a fast train from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat, the government should prioritize upgrading existing infrastructure.

An Israel Railways train.

Transportation Ministry surprises Israelis with higher fares

This change was implemented for app users only and is set to come into effect for Rav Kav users on August 1.

 A BUS STOPS outside the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem.