Public transportation

North faces haredi protest over Shabbat buses, anti-government protests to continue into night

According to Maariv, the areas expected to face protesters include Guma Junction, Kibbutz Eilon, Afula, Kabri, Nahariya, Tzemach, Rosh Pina, and Karmiel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026; illustrative.
The Tel Aviv Light Rail. Who will ride all these trains?

We are about to pour hundreds of billions into a project fit for yesterday

Israel has invested over the years in irrelevant technology. The current megalomaniacal project, the light rail, will quickly turn into a failure that will cost us hundreds of billions.

|BySHLOMO MAOZ
Passengers walk in and out from a public bus at the entrance to Jerusalem, on August 1, 2022; illustrative.

'When I came to, I tasted blood': Jerusalem bus driver attacked by teenagers, loses four teeth

The driver remained unconscious for several minutes, and he came to, heard the teenagers continuing to threaten and curse him.

|ByHODAYA RAN, EFRAT FORSHER, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The Jerusalem Light Rail.

Grapevine: How long is temporary?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Rail traffic in central Israel temporarily disrupted by electrical malfunction

Trains traveling from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beit Shemesh, and a number of other locations were affected.

JULY 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Railways trains

Tel Aviv light rail to open to public later this month - report

There is still no official launch date for the light rail.

JULY 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A test drive for the Tel Aviv light rail in Jaffa, on May 17, 2023

Chance encounters on the Jerusalem light rail - opinion

Ride the light rail, maybe eavesdrop a little, examine your fellow travelers and know that when you really need them, they will be there for you.

JULY 1, 2023ByDVORA WAYSMAN
EVERY PASSENGER is a story on the Jerusalem light rail.

MLB team members forced to take New York public transportation due to motorcade

While professional athletes spend months training for their season, they may not have been trained to sit in stand-still traffic while crossing paths with President Joe Biden's motorcade in NYC.

JUNE 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Citi Field baseball stadium in New York, home field of the New York Mets

This woman commutes 1,000 miles to work due to high rent prices

Giuseppe Giuliano, unable to afford rent in Milan, commutes daily from Naples in order to get to work.

JUNE 25, 2023ByWALLA!

This week in Jerusalem: Helpless

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JUNE 23, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
TALPIOT: PARKING ticket hub of Jerusalem (Illustrative).

Young Israelis are spearheading a return to public transport, Visa poll finds

As Israel strides into the future, its public transportation system is seeing a call for transformation spurred by the digital era.

JUNE 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis use the train transportation system after a long weekend on a very crowded Sunday, Karmiel and Beer Sheva stations, on May 28, 2023.

This week in Jerusalem: Tempest in a coffee cup

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JUNE 9, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
‘YES TO coffee, no to coercion’ in Talbiyeh (Illustrative).

Israel tests drone 'air taxis' for the first time

It is hoped that with further developments, the drones may be able to transport people for long distances.

JUNE 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel’s National Drone Initiative advances to next level

India ends rescue work as focus turns to cause of worst crash in decades

At least 288 people were killed in a passenger train crash in India on Friday.

JUNE 4, 2023ByREUTERS
Heavy machinery removes damaged coaches from the railway tracks at the site of a train collision following the accident in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 4, 2023.