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צילום: אורי דוידוביץ'
More train disruptions scheduled for next weekend
Reinforcement construction on Thursday, April 6, at night to the following Sunday morning will shut down, inter alia, Tel Aviv HaShalom, Ben Gurion Airport and Modi’in stations.
Israel Railways announced on Thursday morning that rail traffic will be significantly disrupted between 11pm on Thursday, April 6, and 5am on the following Sunday due to reinforcement work to be carried out on the tracks. All the details can be found on their website.
The stations of Tel Aviv HaShalom, Modi'in Central, Pa'atei Modi'in, Ben Gurion Airport, Kfar Chabad and Lod Ganei Aviv will be shut down.
As a result, trains to and from the north will start and terminate their routes at Tel Aviv Savidor Central. Those to and from the south will start and terminate their trip at Lod Station or Tel Aviv HaHagana station, depending on their normal route.
Tel Aviv Savidor Central Station (Photo: Motti Kimchi) (צילום: מוטי קמחי)
To ease transportation to Ben Gurion Airport, Israel Railways will operate free shuttles between Tel Aviv Savidor Central station and Ben Gurion Airport and between Lod station and Ben Gurion Airport, in both directions. The timetable is available at the link above.
On Friday morning and Saturday evening, a designated and truncated travel route bypassing the Tel Aviv stations will run. Southbound trains will travel stop at the following stations: Nahariya, Acre, Haifa Stations, Binyamina, Herzliya, Bnei Brak, Lod, Kiryat Gat, Lehavim-Rahat and Be'er Sheva Stations.
Northbound trains on that route will stop at the stations of Lehavim-Rahat, Kiryat Gat, Lod, Bnei Brak, Herzliya, Binyamina, Haifa stations, Acre and Nahariya.
Passengers who have purchased weekly or monthly passes that are valid in the area affected will be eligible for reimbursement. The reimbursement to be provided is an extension of the travel validity, in accordance with the number of days in which the travel ticket was valid and the travel segment was closed. The reimbursement will be provided at automatic machines or at cashiers until May 15.
