Eyewitnesses say passenger lost her balance, apparently due to medical reasons, then fell onto rails at Savidor Central station

Transportation minister says works planned for Saturdays to be spread across weekdays, while key safety works will continue as planned; predecessor decries 'surrender to blackmail'

One protester says she was refused service at a Tel Aviv eatery; another is told she can't board train wearing shirt with phrase 'Rise up'

UTJ had earlier demanded maintenance work on intercity rail system be halted on Jewish day of rest, asserting it violates religious status quo enshrined in coalition agreements

Likud-held Transportation Ministry officials refuse, warning of service delays if maintenance is pushed to weekdays

Israel Railways says service may not resume from Beersheba to north of the country after Shabbat due to extent of damage; no arrests made

Delivery of two new stops, one at intersection of Jaffa and King George and one near the First Station, set for 2030

Free shuttles offered to passengers while engineers work on problem

Infrastructure failures on Jerusalem-Herzliya line add to havoc caused by construction on the Tel Aviv-Haifa route; new pricing structure comes into effect

Rail will not run between Netanya and Binyamina; shuttles will be provided, but congestion expected on roads as a result