Prepare for traffic jams: Starting tomorrow, the Tel Aviv-Haifa train line will be closed for a week

July 23, 2022   

Starting this morning (Sunday), the most central train line in Israel - the Haifa-Tel Aviv line - will be closed. Promoting gender equality in employment? You could get a grant! • Here are all the details A service revolution in public transportation: Why is it now more profitable to travel? Trains from the north are expected to stop at Binyamina Station, and trains from the south will stop at Netanya Station. The line will be closed until Saturday night due to the connection of the eastern project track, which will outline an additional axis between the north, the center and the south, and is expected to improve travel conditions. As a result, heavy congestion is expected on the coastal plain roads, including Highway 2, Highway 4, the coastal road and Highway 6. Shuttles will be operated between these stations, which are also expected to travel on the congested roads. The transportation system will be increased between Binyamina and Beit Yehoshua, between Haifa Central Bus Station and Savidor Station in Tel Aviv, between Haifa Station and Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, and between Binyamina, Pardes Hanna and Hadera to Tel Aviv. Israel Railways claims that this work was planned in advance for this period because there is a reduction in the number of passengers during this summer period. As part of the Eastern Railway project, engineering work will be carried out in the Hadera area during the week, including preparation for the connection of the future railway with the existing Coastline Railway, and the laying of dividers as part of the future connection to the Eastern Railway. These are the expected changes: • Train traffic will be stopped between Netanya (from the south) and Binyamina (from the north) stations, and no train service will be possible between Haifa and Tel Aviv. • Trains on the Binyamina - Rehovot/Beer Sheva line - will begin and end their journey at Netanya station without stopping at Binyamina station. • Trains on the Nahariya - Modi'in line - will operate in a split mode: between Nahariya and Binyamina stations, and between Tel Aviv University and Modi'in stations. • Trains on the Nahariya - Beer Sheva line - will operate in a split mode: between Nahariya and Binyamina stations, and between Herzliya and Beer Sheva stations. • Trains on the Karmiel - Beer Sheva line - will operate in a split format: between Karmiel and Haifa Hof Carmel stations, and between Herzliya and Beer Sheva stations. Israel Railways announced that they will operate a comprehensive shuttle system between Binyamina and Beit Yehoshua stations throughout all operating hours, in both directions. The Ministry of Transportation is also expected to increase regular bus lines, including: • Line number 980 from Haifa Central Station to Tel Aviv Savidor Center Station. • Line number 901 from Haifa Central Station to Tel Aviv Central Station (via Tel Aviv Savidor Center and Tel Aviv Hashalom stations). • Line number 873 from Binyamina Station to Tel Aviv Central Station (via Tel Aviv Hashalom stations). • Line number 852 from Pardes Hanna to Tel Aviv Central Station (via Tel Aviv Savidor Center, Tel Aviv Hashalom stations). • Line number 704 from Hadera to Tel Aviv Savidor Center.