ISRAEL’s transport minister Mr Israel Katz joined Israel Railways (IR) general manager Mr Shahar Ayalon and other invited guests for an inaugural test run on the 23km Acre - Carmiel line on March 21.
THE first of 62 Traxx AC electric locomotives for Israel Railways (IR) has been completed at Bombardier’s plant in Kassel, Germany, and is now ready for testing on the plant’s internal test track.
A ceremony to mark the laying of the cornerstone for the Modi’in curve, a new 2.5km direct link between Modi’in and the new Jerusalem - Tel Aviv A1 Link, was held at Modi’in Outskirts station on March 14.
TUNNEL boring on the Red Line of the Tel Aviv metro started four months ahead of schedule on February 19. Half of the 24km line will be underground.
ISRAEL’s National Council for Design and Construction has approved plans for a 43km interurban tram-train line linking Haifa with Nazareth and referred the project to the Israeli government.
A 1.8km funicular railway which passes inside Carmel mountain in the Israeli city of Haifa has closed following a fire which broke out on the morning of February 4 and resulted in extensive damage to the line's two trains and infrastructure.
ELBIT Systems, alongside its French partner Corys, announced on January 12 that it has won a tender to build simulators to train Israel Railways’ (IR) drivers.
A ceremony was held at Afula station in Israel on November 8 to mark the start of commercial services on the 60km Valley Line linking Haifa Lev Hamifratz with Beit Shee'an following three months of trial operation.
ISRAEL transportation minister Mr Yisrael Katz announced on November 1 that the government is planning to extend the Jerusalem - Tel Aviv A1 high-speed rail link, which is currently under construction to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
ISRAEL Railways has issued a call for tender for the construction of its first electric train depot which will be built between existing diesel train depots at Lod.
