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Service resumes at Jerusalem Navon train station resumes after suspected fire causes evacuation

Passengers were subsequently allowed to return to the station, and normal activity began resuming at the site.

 Passengers at Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem on March 31, 2022
Passengers seen at the Ben-Gurion Airport train station, August 17, 2025

Ben-Gurion Airport train station faces delays due to 'localized fault,' Israel Railways says

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

Thai security forces patrol the railway in the troubled southern province of Yala March 27, 2013. The first round of formal peace talks between Thai government and the insurgent group Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) will take place on March 28 and will be mediated by Malaysia.

Insurgents strike over 70 locations across southern Thailand in coordinated arson, bomb attacks


Saudi king officially opens Riyadh metro project

King Salman inaugurated Riyadh's new metro network, a cornerstone of Saudi Vision 2030 that will begin serving passengers next month.

 View shows the construction site of Riyadh Metro

Remote work cuts car travel and emissions but hurts public transit ridership

The rise in remote work during the pandemic has both environmental benefits, such as reduced carbon emissions, and challenges for public transit systems.

Electra Afikim's lineup of electric buses; Israel's first wireless charging electric bus depot.

Israel promises improved train WiFi experiment, forgets start date

An experiment will begin improve WiFi and cellular reception on Israeli trains, but no start date or timetable has been announced.

 A passenger engrossed in a cell phone on the train

Israel's trains to receive improved cellular reception, WiFi access

The Communication and Transportation Ministries are working together on a joint experiment in order to improve cellular reception onboard trains.

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

'They took my daughter': IDF soldier dies after being hit by train

The military police began an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.

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

North Korea's Kim heads home after final stop in Russia's Vladivostok - KCNA

Kim inspected a Russian fighter jet factory that is under Western sanctions, nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships last week.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train at a railway station in the town of Artyom outside Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, September 17, 2023

US, Saudi Arabia, India discuss possible Middle East rail, port deal

If Saudi Arabia and Israel normalize ties, Israel could be linked into the rail deal.

 Indian evacuees from Yemen, gesture as they wait to leave for the southern Indian city of Hyderabad from Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus railway station, after their arrival in Mumbai April 2, 2015.

Tel Aviv light rail to bring heavy changes to city life

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS: After years of construction and billions in cost, the Tel Aviv Light Rail starts heading down the track.

 A DRIVER conducts a test run this week for the Tel Aviv Light Rail line that was to be launched on Friday.

Germany probes arson at Holocaust memorial site in Berlin

The investigation into the incident was taken over by the Federal Criminal Police Office, Germany's central criminal investigation agency.

 The memorial plaque on the Platform 17 memorial site at the Berlin-Grunewald train station in Germany

14 Days: Knesset vote

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 COALITION MEMBERS take a selfie after the Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard passed on Monday in the Knesset.