Tel aviv light rail

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.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
The Elifelet Light Rail station in Tel Aviv. November 17, 2024.
The Elifelet Light Rail station in Tel Aviv. November 17, 2024.

Hostility among European firms could jeopardize Tel Aviv’s metro project

Israel’s massive post-war infrastructure boom faces a critical hurdle as international partners grow wary, putting the Tel Aviv Metro schedule at risk and increasing reliance on local companies.

|ByASAF ZAGRIZAK/GLOBES/TNS
A test drive for the Tel Aviv light rail in Jaffa, on May 17, 2023

NTA: Tel Aviv metro system faces major delays, won't open before 2040

Since the outbreak of the war, foreign firms have become hesitant to operate in Israel — either due to security concerns for their personnel or fear of public backlash.

|ByUDI ETZION
Dafna Landau, (center) Head of the Construction & Real Estate sub-division in Bank Leumi’s Business Division, speaks with Yaakov Quint, Director-General of the Israel Land Authority (left) and journalist Danielle Roth Avneri at the Maariv Economic Conference in Tel Aviv.

Despite setbacks, demand for housing in Israel remains, including from foreign residents

While Israel has been rocked by the judicial reform protests and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Israel's housing market still faces demand, both from Israelis and foreigners.

|ByLIOR NOVIK

City of Ramat Gan votes to rename light rail station after US President Biden

The proposal to honor Biden comes shortly after the President visited Israel on Wednesday, becoming the first US President to visit the country during wartime.

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People ride the new Metropolitan Light Rail on September 20, 2023. The Light Rail runs through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities.

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.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
ACTIVISTS PROTEST aboard a Tel Aviv area light rail train last month against the decision not to operate the service on Shabbat.

Grapevine August 23, 2023: No light rail on Shabbat

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 23, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
VIP PASSENGERS on the Tel Aviv Light Rail – (from left) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Sara and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Transportation Minister Miri Regev, and Energy Minister Israel Katz.

Hundreds protest at Tel Aviv light rail for it to operate on Shabbat

The Tel Aviv light rail had only been running for a single day when it was supposed to pause operations for Shabbat. Several were arrested during the protest outside the station.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protestors handcuff themselves to the Tel Aviv light rail, August 18, 2023.

Grapevine August 18, 2023: It’s party time

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A TOAST and a taste of new wines in the Barkan Altitude series. (From left:) Ido Lewinson, Olivier Prati, Lee Boldes, and Nir Gil.

Gantz rises in Israeli election poll amid talks of unity gov't with Netanyahu

The new poll leaves the current coalition with 55 seats and the former coalition with 60 seats.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NETANYAHU AND Gantz – can they put their animosity aside and serve the public?

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.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
A DRIVER conducts a test run this week for the Tel Aviv Light Rail line that was to be launched on Friday.

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.