With around 45% of the national population, the growing metropolis of Tel Aviv at the centre of Israel’s largest urban area,Gush Dan, has been considering a rail-based mass transit system since the ...

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched Tel Aviv's long-anticipated light rail on Thursday amid protests against his religious-nationalist ...

According to the Transportation Ministry, trains on the new line will be capable of speeds up to 250 kilometers per hour.

According to Monday’s decision, the M2 Line — one of three planned metro lines aimed at connecting Tel Aviv with cities in its surrounding metropolis — will run for 25 kilometers, from Petah ...

No budget has been allocated yet to the three metro lines planned by the Israeli government for the Greater Tel Aviv area, but the stations for them are already being planned.

Item 1 of 4 A person demonstrates against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul near an inauguration event for Israel's new light rail line for the Tel Aviv metropolitan ...

Tel Aviv's veteran mayor Ron Huldai boycotted the event, even though he has waited for 23 years for a light rail to slice through the congested metropolis which, including Tel Aviv's neighbouring ...