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This week, work began in Jerusalem on the construction of the Blue Line of the light rail, which will span along the Hebron Road axis. This is a large-scale project that will include 31 kilometers ...
And it was. Until it wasn’t. Work is underway to create infrastructure for the new Green Line on the Jerusalem light rail. (credit: FLASH90) Last week, I, like many others, was shocked to learn ...
Nine stations of Jerusalem’s Light Rail closed on Wednesday as construction work began on connecting two of the system’s lines, with the disruptions expected to last for at least three and a ...
Signage at a light rail stop in Jerusalem indicate that the line is closed due to expansion work. (photo credit: ERICA SCHACHNE) To improve one thing, sometimes we have to go through a brief ...
David Felber was out of breath when he met up with us at the Pigsat Ze'ev Light Rail station in East Jerusalem. "We missed the 8 o'clock train," he panted. He didn't want to miss the 8:05. The 53-year ...
Aimed at easing congestion and uniting the city’s far-flung neighborhoods, the train service has lately become a sign of rising tensions in the Israeli capital. JERUSALEM (JTA) — It’s 3 p.m ...
Five ultra-Orthodox extremists were indicted on Sunday for trespassing and rioting at a Jerusalem light rail construction site earlier this month against a new planned route for the train.
(JTA) — It’s 3 p.m. on a Thursday and the Jerusalem light rail is packed with secular and religious, Jew and Arab, as it heads east from the city’s Central Bus Station. From there it passes ...
Girls from Bnei Akiva "Chevraya Bet" with a driver on the Jerusalem Light Rail. With the Arabs rioting, breaking windows on the Jerusalem Light Rail, throwing firebombs, and running people over on ...
David Felber was out of breath when he met up with us at the Pigsat Ze'ev Light Rail station in East Jerusalem. "We missed the 8 o'clock train," he panted. He didn't want to miss the 8:05.