Tel aviv light rail

Shapir advances 204-home project near Savyon, apartments start at NIS 3.15m

The Gadot Pinat Savyon development in Yehud-Monosson will include three residential buildings, extensive shared facilities and direct access to a planned 90-dunam park.

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Shapir advances 204-home project near Savyon, apartments start at NIS 3.15m
Construction of the Tel Aviv metro light rail, May 21, 2026.

Gush Dan metro could operate on Shabbat as driverless trains may cut NIS 150m. in annual costs

The planned metro system will be capable of operating on weekends, with the elimination of drivers reducing the extent of Shabbat violations, although this is only a technical option.

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Masked attackers in Basque region of Spain vandalize light rail trains destined for Israel in June 2026.

Masked attackers in Basque region of Spain vandalize light rail trains destined for Israel

In a statement, the group said, “We discovered where CAF stores the trams that are heading to Tel Aviv, because they were marked in Hebrew, and faced with that, we did not remain passive.”

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The Elifelet Light Rail station in Tel Aviv. November 17, 2024.

Failures in Tel Aviv rail constructions could cost public tens of billions, lead to massive delays

Continued delays and mismanagement could significantly inflate costs, disrupt the lives of millions of residents, and postpone the project’s expected economic benefits for years.

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Tel Aviv Red Line light rail leaves the station

"This is a holiday for Israel," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByUDI ETZION/WALLA!, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dankal Tel Aviv light rail

Netanyahu cuts red ribbon for Tel Aviv's Light Rail amid protests

The public transportation project broke ground in 2011, and it was most recently promised that it would begin operating by the end of 2022.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByTROY O. FRITZHAND
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara and Ministers at the opening ceremony of the light rail, in Petah Tikva, August 17, 2023

Police warn of heavy Tel Aviv traffic as Netanyahu visits new light rail

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will inspect the light rail system before its grand opening on Friday.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tel Aviv traffic

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.

AUGUST 14, 2023ByANAT DANIELY LEV/GLOBES VIA TNS
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.

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.

AUGUST 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

Can you live a comfortable life as a single person in Tel Aviv? This TikToker explains how

In the TikTok, the creator dissects various expenses into four main categories: housing, food, transport and lifestyle.

JULY 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An aerial shot of a Tel Aviv beach

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

Petah Tikva mayor says TA light rail to open in July, operator disagrees

The opening of the light rail has been delayed repeatedly due to safety issues with the braking and signaling system of the train.

JUNE 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A test drive for the Tel Aviv light rail in Jaffa, on May 17, 2023

Can Michaeli bring public transportation on Shabbat to Israel?

Following the transportation minister’s announcement over the weekend that the Tel Aviv light rail will operate on Saturdays, the question of whether or not that’s actually her call to make remains.

OCTOBER 2, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Merav Michaeli attends a news conference at the new Allenby underground station of the light rail red line in Tel Aviv, in June.

Tel Aviv officials petition High Court for public transport on Shabbat

A group of Tel Aviv's local politicians is demanding answers from the Israeli government on plans for central Israel's new light rail.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022ByMOSHE COHEN/MAARIV
CONSTRUCTION OF the Allenby underground station of the red line in Tel Aviv. Chinese companies won contracts to construct parts of the Tel Aviv light rail.