Dear passengers,
We have main updates for you that occur this upcoming weekend:
Israel Railways electrification work | Central updates | North updates | South updates
Electrification work in Israel Railways continue
Therefore, Mon-Thu from 22:30 to 04:30 and on Fridays during all service hours (Saturday and Sunday service will not be affected) the expected changes are as follows:
Mon-Thu, between 22:30 – 04:30 and Fridays
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- The northbound trains will operate to and from Herzliya station
- Southbound trains will operate to and from Lod station
- Western Negev line (Ra’anana – Be’er Sheva) will operate from North to/from Bnei Brak and from South to/from Tel Aviv Ha’hagana
- The following stations will be closed: Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv Savidor Central, Tel Aviv Ha’shalom, Modi’in Central, Pa’atei Modi’in, Kfar Habad, and Lod Ganei Aviv stations.
- Night train service from Nahariya will operate to and from Herzliya station.
- Night train service between Be’er Sheva and Ben Gurion Airport will operate as usual.
Fridays only
- Special trains will operate between Ako and Lod stations via: Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Haim, Merkazit Hamipratz, Haifa Merkaz Hashmona, Haifa Bat Galim, HaifaHof Hakarmel, Binyamina, Caesarea – Pardes Hana, Hadera West, Netanya, Beit Yehoshua, Hod Ha’sharon – Sokolov and Rosh Ha’Ayin – North. These trains will operate every 2 hours in both directions:
- From Ako: the first train will depart at 06:44, and the last train at 12:44
- From Lod: the first train will depart at 07:33, and the last train at 11:33. In addition, another train will depart at 13:33 and terminate at Haifa Merkaz Hashmona.
Starting tomorrow, 31.1.2020, until 7.2.2020 during all service hours, Check Post Junction will be closed to traffic.
- From Haifa – Bar Yehuda road will be closed
- From Nesher – Ha’Shaish junction will be closed
- From Merkazit Ha’Mifratz – Ha’Napach junction will be closed.
The following lines will change their original routes:
👉 Lines 7, 27, 70, 71, 72, 72A, 73, 73A, 74, 78, 79, 146 from and to Nesher
👉 Lines 110, 111 to Nesher and from Nesher to Haifa – Tirat Carmel
👉 Lines 40, 115, 123, 132, 133 from and to Merkazit Ha’Mifratz
👉 Lines 16, 101, 136 to and from Merkazit Ha’Mifratz will not go via Ha’Carmel tunnels
👉 Lines 141, 142 to and from Merkazit Ha’Mifratz
Jerusalem – due to maintenance work, buses will not enter the Jewish Quarter: The following lines will change their routes:
👉 Line 38 (circular) – will depart and terminate at Har Zion parking lot
👉 Line 83A (circular) from Maale Ha’Zeitim
👉Line 882 from Nof Zion – will terminate at Har Zion parking lot
Bat-Yam – Maintenance work continues in Balfour/Rothschild junction. Therefore, changes are expected in lines: Dan – 1, 10, 25, 40, 42, 46, 418 and Egged – 83, 85, 87, 425.
Modi’in – A new bus line (Modibus) will operate between Modi’in and Tel Aviv
👉 Pre-booking and payment is required
👉 Route: Azrieli Palace > Kikar Ha’Tahbura > Itzhak Rabin Junction > Einav Center > Allenby / Rothschild > Dizengoff square > Tel Aviv Port
Eilat
👉 Tomorrow (Friday) and during the weekend, the ‘Israman’ event will take place in Eilat (Northern beach and road 12). Between 06:30-09:30 the municipal bus lines will operate in a reduced format. The airport bypass road will be closed as well. Excpect changes in lines 5A, 6, 15, 16, 50A, 392.
Safe travels,
Moovit team