Trains will function on a particular schedule throughout Rosh Hashanah, Israel Railways introduced on Monday.
On the eve of the vacation, Friday, September 11, trains will function from roughly 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with elevated service on the Haifa-Tel Aviv line.
Prepare service will resume after the vacation on Sunday, September 13, starting at roughly 9:30 p.m.
As well as, on the Selichot days, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 8 to 9 and September 15 to 16, 2026, nighttime practice service will likely be prolonged to Jerusalem’s Yitzhak Navon Station.
Eliminating drivers would scale back the extent of Shabbat violations concerned in operating the community, though safety and operations personnel would nonetheless be required on Fridays and Saturdays.
An NTA official careworn, nonetheless, that weekend service is barely a technical chance and that the choice will finally be made by the political management.
Udi Etzion contributed to this report.
