Light rail

Hundreds of haredim protest Jerusalem light rail expansion, attempt to enter construction site

A demonstration against Jerusalem’s light rail expansion escalated Thursday night as protesters reportedly tore down fences and attempted to enter the construction site.

Ultra-Orthodox jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026; Illustrative.
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

Ultra-Orthodox jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026; Illustrative.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters attempt to block roads near Jerusalem light rail site

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


Light rail, heavy headache: What Jerusalemites think of the light rail construction

The Red Line was suspended for five days this past week. Beyond the inconvenience, where do the municipality and Jerusalemites stand on construction of the new lines to come?

  Signage at a light rail stop in Jerusalem indicate that the line is closed due to expansion work.

No trains, only tests: Jerusalem Light Rail suspended for expansion

Starting on February 9, the light rail system will be required to conduct a series of safety tests in order to obtain the necessary permits to meet international regulations.

 Pisgat Ze'ev Center Mall and light rail station.

Light rail construction may have caused rising flea-borne typhus cases in Tel Aviv

Light rail construction in Tel Aviv causes many problems, but this is one of the most worrying. What do we know about Murine typhus?

Coming up off the ground due to light rail construction

This week in Jerusalem: Red or Green?

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 LIGHT RAIL’S Red Line extension: Delayed.

This week in Jerusalem: We have a winner

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 EVERY PASSENGER is a story on the Jerusalem light rail.

An old artillery shell causes traffic chaos in southern Jerusalem

Experts in the disposal of unexploded ordnance removed the shells.

 Artillery shells found during construction work in Jerusalem. September 19, 2023

Letters to the Editor, September 6, 2023: A good rabbi

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Tel Aviv's light rail can run on Shabbat while keeping Jewish halacha - here's how

We need religious leadership that can give us solutions, not excuses for why it cannot be done.

 ACTIVISTS PROTEST aboard a Tel Aviv area light rail train last month against the decision not to operate the service on Shabbat.

Chinese firms invest heavily in Israel – and are eager to do more

Chinese companies do a lot of business globally and specifically in Israel – and are eager to do more. A visit to the country illuminates the reach and realities.

 NIGHT FALLS outside Tianamen Square, Beijing.

Terrorist killed after stabbing attack at Jerusalem light rail station

The attacker was killed on-site after stabbing a 25-year-old man, who is in moderate condition.

 The scene of the stabbing attack on Shimon HaTzadik St. in Jerusalem on August 30, 2023.