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| Company type | State owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Railways |
| Headquarters | Lod railway station,, |
Area served | Israel |
Key people | Michael Maixner (CEO) |
| Services | Rail transport,Commuter rail,Cargotransport |
| Revenue |  ₪940+ million[1] (2015) |
| ₪1 billion[2] (2016) | |
| ₪1.5 billion[3] (2014) | |
| Owner | Government of Israel |
Number of employees | 4,366 (2022) |
| Website | www |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Stations called at | 66 |
| Locale |  Israel |
| Dates of operation | 1948–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | In the process of conversion to electric; 25 kV, 50 Hz overhead wire (60% complete) |
| Length | 1,138 km |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
Israel Railways Ltd. (Hebrew:רַכֶּבֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל,Rakevet Yisra'el) is thestate-owned principalrailway company responsible for allinter-city,commuter, andfreightrail transport in Israel. Israel Railways network consists of 1,138 kilometers (707 mi) of track. All its lines arestandard gauge but some were originally built to other gauges and laterregauged.Electrification began in 2018 with the new line to Jerusalem and there are plans to electrify the entire network at25 kV 50 Hz supplied viaoverhead line. The network is centered in Israel's densely populatedcoastal plain, from which lines radiate out in many directions. In 2018, Israel Railways carried 68 million passengers.
Unlike road vehicles and city trams, Israeli heavy rail trains run on theleft hand tracks, matching neighboringEgypt and other Middle Eastern countries, whose formerly connected rail networks were constructed by British engineers. Those lines that formerly crossed Israel's borders were severed during the1948 Palestine war and as of 2024[update] there are no international train lines or services to or from Israel.
Until 1980, the company's head office was located atHaifa Center HaShmona railway station. Tzvi Tzafriri, the general manager of Israel Railways, decided to move the head office toTel Aviv–Savidor Center railway station. In 2017, the company's head office was moved to a new campus built on the grounds of theLod railway station.
There are 66 stations on the Israel Railways network, with almost all of the stations being accessible to disabled persons, with public announcement and passenger information systems, vending machines and parking.
Bicycles are permitted on trains in designated coaches.
Israel Railways encourages people to use bicycles by building a double-deck parking for bicycles in every railway station and by allowing people to take bicycles with them on trains to minimise the need for private cars.
In Israel, smoking is prohibited in public enclosed places and in commercial areas. Although smoking in railway stations is allowed in designated areas, the sale of tobacco from automated vending machines is prohibited.
| Station | Passengers | City | District | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[4] | 2020[5] | 2021[6] | 2022[7] | |||
| Nahariya | 3,076,039 | 1,241,173 | 1,915,761 | 2,529,474 | Nahariya | Northern |
| Akko (Acre) | 2,043,343 | 732,180 | 1,067,444 | 1,471,117 | Acre | |
| Afula | 776,477 | 268,214 | 495,069 | 722,153 | Afula | |
| Beit She'an–David Levy | 442,417 | 162,902 | 295,790 | 427,176 | Beit She'an | |
| Migdal HaEmek–Kfar Baruch | 259,977 | 85,531 | 138,467 | 210,073 | Kfar Baruch | |
| Yokneam–Kfar Yehoshua | 339,789 | 122,210 | 224,054 | 327,172 | Kfar Yehoshua | |
| Ahihud | 276,018 | 102,243 | 148,278 | 199,027 | Ahihud | |
| Karmiel | 1,923,674 | 675,621 | 1,119,308 | 1,468,695 | Karmiel | |
| Kiryat Motzkin | 2,376,278 | 844,709 | 1,317,716 | 1,766,157 | Kiryat Motzkin/ | Haifa |
| Kiryat Haim | 480,814 | 171,289 | 257,428 | 350,175 | Haifa | |
| Hutzot HaMifratz | 626,017 | 245,094 | 419,471 | 567,226 | ||
| HaMifratz Central | 2,984,821 | 1,113,062 | 1,642,487 | 2,774,923 | ||
| Haifa Center–HaShmona | 2,242,279 | 773,862 | 1,066,835 | 1,662,346 | ||
| Haifa–Bat Galim | 2,282,213 | 874,919 | 1,480,565 | 1,906,404 | ||
| Haifa–Hof HaCarmel | 4,648,766 | 1,630,110 | 2,425,278 | 3,304,744 | ||
| Atlit | 363,614 | 143,931 | 254,038 | 346,930 | Atlit | |
| Binyamina | 3,336,093 | 1,206,294 | 1,954,827 | 2,659,029 | Binyamina-Giv'at Ada | |
| Caesarea–Pardes Hanna | 1,339,506 | 477,264 | 749,923 | 998,446 | Pardes Hanna-Karkur/ | |
| Hadera–West | 2,430,825 | 879,112 | 1,424,860 | 1,990,340 | Hadera | |
| Netanya | 3,563,026 | 1,212,729 | 1,596,659 | 2,508,795 | Netanya | Central |
| Netanya–Sapir | 1,155,205 | 407,584 | 630,966 | 958,546 | ||
| Beit Yehoshua | 2,056,937 | 675,390 | 1,052,922 | 1,469,031 | Beit Yehoshua | |
| Herzliya | 3,004,648 | 1,008,077 | 1,795,033 | 3,287,493 | Herzliya | Tel Aviv |
| Ra'anana–West | 265,006 | 58,882 | 120,302 | 379,791 | Ra'anana/ | Central |
| Ra'anana–South | 233,114 | 50,494 | 68,938 | 149,799 | Ra'anana/ | |
| Hod HaSharon–Sokolov | 926,654 | 185,951 | 247,703 | 513,615 | Hod HaSharon/ | |
| Kfar Saba–Nordau | 1,373,963 | 286,105 | 398,644 | 817,390 | ||
| Rosh HaAyin–North | 1,573,945 | 475,460 | 519,834 | 1,111,224 | Rosh HaAyin | |
| Petah Tikva–Segula | 905,440 | 237,701 | 221,772 | 477,782 | Petah Tikva | |
| Petah Tikva–Kiryat Aryeh | 1,943,818 | 528,942 | 477,782 | 1,145,391 | ||
| Bnei Brak–Ramat HaHayal | 1,271,141 | 320,820 | 282,841 | 604,381 | Bnei Brak | Tel Aviv |
| Tel Aviv–University | 6,499,857 | 1,883,810 | 3,132,561 | 4,931,804 | Tel Aviv | |
| Tel Aviv–Savidor Center | 13,426,398 | 4,980,537 | 6,476,362 | 9,384,612 | Tel Aviv/ | |
| Tel Aviv–HaShalom | 15,352,944 | 5,635,092 | 8,425,111 | 13,220,102 | Tel Aviv | |
| Tel Aviv–HaHagana | 6,596,080 | 2,516,573 | 3,659,147 | 5,309,215 | ||
| Holon Junction | 629,715 | 182,892 | 162,413 | 376,879 | Holon/ | |
| Holon–Wolfson | 823,403 | 281,062 | 256,297 | 615,392 | ||
| Bat Yam–Yoseftal | 1,810,003 | 584,714 | 685,830 | 1,199,082 | Holon/ | |
| Bat Yam–Komemiyut | 934,648 | 288,396 | 274,700 | 611,642 | ||
| Ben Gurion Airport | 4,383,073 | 788,867 | 881,276 | 2,948,403 | Ben Gurion Airport (unincorporated area) | Central |
| Kfar Chabad | 416,411 | 163,848 | 267,515 | 393,541 | Kfar Chabad | |
| Lod–Ganei Aviv | 525,198 | 215,892 | 305,990 | 386,895 | Lod | |
| Lod | 2,489,889 | 965,369 | 1,283,229 | 1,735,282 | ||
| Ramla | 861,166 | 336,700 | 452,460 | 668,712 | Ramla | |
| Paatei Modi'in | 391,832 | 120,963 | 225,461 | 515,597 | Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut | |
| Modi'in–Center | 1,711,198 | 594,652 | 957,050 | 1,762,050 | ||
| Beit Shemesh | 930,014 | 316,171 | 482,584 | 629,960 | Beit Shemesh | Jerusalem |
| Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon | 2,674,840 | 1,651,659 | 3,598,443 | 6,536,393 | Jerusalem | |
| Biblical Zoo (closed from March 2020) | 26,445 | 1,403 | — | — | ||
| Jerusalem–Malha (closed from March 2020) | 115,118 | 17,744 | — | — | ||
| Rishon LeZion–Moshe Dayan | 2,217,849 | 596,198 | 670,612 | 1,296,274 | Rishon LeZion | Central |
| Rishon LeZion–HaRishonim | 360,136 | 111,024 | 137,386 | 36,809 | ||
| Be'er Ya'akov | 777,819 | 294,761 | 444,211 | 569,267 | Be'er Ya'akov | |
| Rehovot | 3,855,766 | 1,395,040 | 1,654,749 | 2,199,938 | Rehovot | |
| Yavne–West | 1,465,638 | 483,214 | 647,974 | 1,188,447 | Yavne | |
| Yavne–East | 470,468 | 154,927 | 169,294 | 284,367 | ||
| Mazkeret Batya | 243,989 | 177,890 | 315,499 | 457,064 | Mazkeret Batya | |
| Ashdod–Ad Halom | 3,765,864 | 1,273,176 | 1,590,702 | 2,727,842 | Ashdod | Southern |
| Ashkelon | 3,005,131 | 1,026,198 | 1,220,611 | 2,290,614 | Ashkelon | |
| Sderot | 1,025,670 | 359,793 | 398,278 | 635,242 | Sderot | |
| Netivot | 970,450 | 382,667 | 480,892 | 710,581 | Netivot | |
| Ofakim | 864,528 | 331,842 | 415,333 | 575,277 | Ofakim | |
| Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav | 360,569 | 135,497 | 233,242 | 320,860 | Kfar Menahem | |
| Kiryat Gat | 1,175,058 | 479,342 | 714,533 | 1,018,644 | Kiryat Gat | |
| Lehavim–Rahat | 438,867 | 158,862 | 246,747 | 316,435 | Lehavim/ | |
| Be'er Sheva–North | 2,308,782 | 890,926 | 1,244,946 | 1,822,170 | Beersheba | |
| Be'er Sheva–Center | 3,562,792 | 1,331,920 | 2,030,811 | 2,650,516 | ||
| Dimona | 14,745 | 5,278 | 7,969 | 6,397 | Dimona | |
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Israel Railways currently operates 15 passenger service lines.[8] These can be broadly subdivided into inter-city lines, which connect two or more of Israel's major metropolitan centres (Tel Aviv,Jerusalem,Haifa, andBeersheba), usually skipping some of the intermediate stations, and commuter lines, centered on one metropolitan area and serving all stations on the line. However, Israel Railways no longer officially uses this classification.
Some services were partially or fully suspended as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic andelectrification works.
| Corridor | Service | Terminus (start) | Intermediate stops | Terminus (end) | Infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haifa– Tel Aviv– Beersheba | Nahariya–Beersheba (partially commuter) ‡ | Nahariya | Be'er Sheva–Center | Coastal railway Ayalon railway Jaffa–Jerusalem railway South railway | |
| Karmiel–Beersheba ‡ | Karmiel | Karmiel–Acre railway Coastal railway Ayalon railway Jaffa–Jerusalem railway South railway | |||
| Haifa– Tel Aviv | Nahariya–Modi'in (partially commuter) ‡ | Nahariya | Modi'in Center | Coastal railway Ayalon railway Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway Anava–Modi'in railway | |
| Nahariya–Ben Gurion Airport (night train) | Nahariya | Ben Gurion Airport | Coastal railway Ayalon railway Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway | ||
| Tel Aviv– Jerusalem | Herzliya–Jerusalem † | Herzliya | Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon | Coastal railway Ayalon railway Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway | |
| Tel Aviv– Jerusalem | Tel Aviv–Jerusalem (night train) † | Tel Aviv–Savidor Center | Ben Gurion Airport | Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon (closed Wednesdays for maintenance) | Ayalon railway Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway |
| Tel Aviv– Beersheba | (night train, suspended) ‡ | Tel Aviv–Savidor Center | Be'er Sheva–Center | Ayalon railway Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway Jaffa–Jerusalem railway South railway |
| Metropolitan core | Service | Terminus (start) | Intermediate stops | Terminus (end) | Infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haifa | Nahariya–Binyamina (inter-city connection) | Nahariya | Binyamina inter-city toModi'in → | Coastal railway | |
| Karmiel–Haifa | Karmiel | Haifa–Hof HaCarmel | Karmiel–Acre railway Coastal railway | ||
| Beit She'an–Atlit | Beit She'an | Atlit | Jezreel Valley railway Coastal railway | ||
| Tel Aviv | Binyamina–Ashkelon (commuter connection) † | Binyamina | Ashkelon commuter toBeersheba → | Coastal railway Ayalon railway Jaffa–Jerusalem railway Lod–Ashkelon railway | |
| Herzliya–Ashkelon † | Herzliya | 18
| Ashkelon | Sharon railway Eastern railway Yarkon railway Ayalon railway Tel Aviv–Bnei Darom railway Lod–Ashkelon railway | |
| Netanya–Beit Shemesh ‡ | Netanya | Beit Shemesh | Coastal railway Ayalon railway Jaffa–Jerusalem railway | ||
| Netanya–Rehovot † | Netanya | Rehovot | Coastal railway Ayalon railway Jaffa–Jerusalem railway | ||
| Tel Aviv–Modi'in (inter-city connection) | Tel Aviv–University ← inter-city toNahariya | Modi'in–Center | Ayalon railway Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway Anava–Modi'in railway | ||
| Lod–Rishon LeZion | Lod–Rishon LeZion | Lod | – | Rishon LeZion–HaRishonim | Lod–Ashkelon railway |
| Jerusalem | Beit Shemesh | Biblical Zoo | Jerusalem–Malha | Jaffa–Jerusalem railway | |
| Modi'in–Jerusalem † | Modi'in–Center | Paatei Modi'in | Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon | Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway Anava–Modi'in railway | |
| Beersheba | Lod–Beersheba (inter-city connection) ‡ | Lod ← inter-city toNahariya | Be'er Sheva–Center | Jaffa–Jerusalem railway South railway | |
| Ashkelon–Beersheba (commuter connection) ‡ | Ashkelon ← commuter toBinyamina | Ashkelon–Beersheba railway | |||
| Ashkelon–Beersheba ‡ | Ashkelon | Ashkelon–Beersheba railway | |||
| Beersheba–Dimona | Be'er Sheva–North | – | Dimona | Beersheba–Dimona railway |
† Fully electrified line
‡ Line electrification in progress
Since the opening of the fully-electrifiedTel Aviv–Ben Gurion Airport–Jerusalem railway line in 2018, work has been underway to electrify the passenger rail network withoverhead25 kV 50 Hz AC electrification. In 2024, Israel Railways estimated that work was 70% complete, with full electrification officially scheduled for 2027.[9]
Due to increasing demand, Israel Railways is pursuing expansion to its infrastructure network.
The 64 km (40 mi) longEastern Railway, which will connectHadera toKfar Saba in parallel to theCoastal Railway, began construction in 2019 and is scheduled to open in 2027.[10] This line follows the disused route of theOttoman-periodTulkarm–Lydda railroad, which was abandoned in 1968, and will allow freight and passenger trains to bypass the congested Hadera–Herzliya corridor.[10]
The 30 km (19 mi)Rishon LeZion–Modi'in Railway also began construction in 2019, with opening planned in 2026.[11] This line will create an east-west link south of Tel Aviv, crossing the Tel Aviv–Ashkelon, Tel Aviv–Beersheba and Tel Aviv–Jerusalem rail corridors.
Since 2019, work is underway toquadruple the 3.5 km (2.2 mi) section of theAyalon Railway fromTel Aviv Center toTel Aviv HaHagana, which forms a critical bottleneck for the entire rail network. Upon completion, this project will nearly double the capacity of the corridor, allowing a significant increase in train frequency across the network.[12] Completion is scheduled for 2028.[13]
A 23.5 kilometres (14.6 mi) line from the city ofAcre, on the Mediterranean coast, toKarmiel was completed in March 2017. However, this tract bypassesAcre and does not make a stop there; it is planned to be extended north to the north-eastern town ofQiryat Shemona, with future stations also planned forJadeidi-Makr andMajd al-Krum, though there is no timetable for construction. This line will be fully electrified.[14][15]
There were plans to build ahigh-speed railway to Eilat but in 2019 the project was frozen indefinitely.[16]
In 2011 the reconstruction and expansion of the 60 kilometres (37 mi) long, formerly abandonedJezreel Valley railway line connectingHaifa andBeit Shean (near the Jordanian border) started. This was completed in 2016. There has been talk of further extending the line toIrbid, inJordan (to allow a direct freight connection from Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea); however, no decision has yet been made on this matter. Another proposed extension under discussion would connect the reconstructed Jezreel Valley railway atAfula toTiberias.[17]
In May 2017, an extension of the railway fromArad viaKuseife was approved. The line would connect to the existingBeersheba–Dimona rail line at the proposed new station atNevatim.[18]
Israel Railways currently owns a total of 193 locomotives, 717 passenger cars, and 110 MU trainsets.
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Remarks | Built | Entered service[19] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||||
| EMD G12 |  | Diesel-Electric locomotive | 10 | Bo-Bo.[20] Israel imported 23 fromEMD 1954–62 and captured four more fromEgyptian National Railways in the 1967Six-Day War. Some have been withdrawn and one (No. 107) is now in theIsrael Railway Museum in Haifa.[21] No. 106 was withdrawn after sabotage. Nos. 119 & 123 withdrawn after incidents. No. 130 never in service due to Six-Day War. | 1954–62 | 1961 | ||
| EMD G26 |  | 14 | [22] | 1971–82 | 1971 | |||
| EMD GT26CW-2 |  | 13 | Number 701 is an original EMD unit delivered in 1989. In the mid-2010s Israel Railways purchased thirteen units fromNRE which were completely rebuilt byTŽV Gredelj from 11Croatian RailwaysHŽ series 2063 GT26 units plus 2 new frames and designated as NGT26CW-3 variants. They were delivered to Israel Railways between August 2015 and December 2017 and numbered 710–722. | 1989, 2015–17 | 2015 | |||
| Alstom Prima JT 42CW |  | 68 | 110 | 7 | Series 702–709. EMDprime mover. | 1996 | 1997 | |
| Alstom Prima JT 42BW |  | 87 | 140 | 48 | Series 731–778. EMD prime mover. | 1996–2006 | 1997 | |
| Vossloh Euro 3200 |  | 100 | 160 | 24 | Series 1301–1324. With modifications capable of 200 km/h. EMD prime mover. | 2011–13 | 2015 | |
| Vossloh Euro 4000 |  | 80 | 130 | 14 | Series 1401–1414. EMD prime mover. | 2011 | 2014 | |
| Bombardier TRAXX P160 AC3 |  | Electric locomotive | 100 | 160 | 63 (32 options)[14] | Ordered in 2015.[14]25 kV 50 Hz AC operation. 6 MW electric output. Initial delivery began in 2017. | 2017 | 2018 |
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Remarks | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||
| Siemens Desiro HC |  | EMU | 100 | 160 | ~60 sets (330 cars) | Siemens won tender in September 2017.[23][24] Tender called for two basic double-deck sets: 15 short (composed of 4 cars) and 45 long (6 cars). First delivery, consisting of three sets, took place in November 2020. | 2019 |
Israel Railways owns a total of 717 passenger cars.
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Remarks | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||
| Bombardier Double-deck Coach |  | double deck push-pull (DDPP)[25] | 100 | 160 | 24 | Driving- and generator trailer (PC-103) series 401–424. Two trailers out of operation[26] | 2001–04 |
| 68 | Coaches (TC-101) series 425–490. Four trailers out of operation[26] | 2001–04 | |||||
| 7 | Driving- and generator trailer (PC-103) series 501–507.[26] | 2005–06 | |||||
| 18 | Coaches (TC-101) series 521–538.[26] | 2005–06 | |||||
| 82 | Coaches (TC-101) series 2201–2394.[26] | 2005–06 | |||||
| Siemens Viaggio Light | .jpg) | single deck push-pull[27][28] | 87 | Three types: standard coach (901-953[29]), standard coach with wheelchair accessible toilets (825-849[29]) andDVT with diesel generator (801-814[29]).[30] First stock in service on 8 March 2009[31] | 2008 | ||
| single deck push-pull[32] | 31 | 2011 | |||||
| Bombardier Double-deck Coach |  | double deck push-pull[33] | 78 | Further coaches were ordered from Bombardier in 2010. | 2011 | ||
| 72 | Ordered in 2012 and delivered from the end of March 2014. Similar in overall appearance to previous DDPP sets but capable of higher speeds and advanced safety measures (although previous Bombardier DDPP sets were later upgraded to these standards). First rolling stock capable of operating on Israel Railways'25 kV 50 Hz electrified lines. | 2014 | |||||
| 93 | Twindexx. Similar in overall appearance to previous DDPP sets. Sixty Ordered in 2016 and a further 33 in mid-2017. | 2018 | |||||
| 48 | Twindexx. Similar in overall appearance to previous DDPP sets. Electric operation only (no diesel generator installed in control car). Ordered in late 2017. | 2019 | |||||
| 74 | Twindexx. Similar in overall appearance to previous DDPP sets. Ordered in May 2019. | 2020 | |||||
| Class | Image | Top speed | Number | Remarks | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||
| BaldwinH class |  | 6 | Series 7-12 (H2), 13-17 (H3), 33 of series 871–920. Taken over fromPalestine Railways. Last went out of service in 1959 and scrapped in '60. | 1918 | ||
| NBL/BorsigEgyptian 545 class | 4 | 5 captured during1956 Israeli invasion of Sinai on the former Palestine Railways main line between El Kantara East and Gaza: numbers 546, 550 and 557 (NBL) and numbers 607 and 613 (Borsig). 4 taken into stock and used them aroundLod in central Israel for 1–2 years. Withdrawn and scrapped in 1959. | 1928, 1931 | |||
| NBLP class 4-6-0 |  | 6 | Series 60–65. Taken over fromPalestine Railways. Last went out of service in 1959 and scrapped in '60. Tender of 62 preserved atIsrael Railway Museum. | 1935 | ||
| LMS Stanier Class 8F |  | 23 | Series around 70513. Taken over fromPalestine Railways. Last went out of service in 1958. One (the 24th) stranded 8F, 70372 (NBL works no. 24680), on a small section of the main line nearTulkarm on the West Bank side of the1949 Armistice line.It remained there, increasingly derelict, until after the1967 Israeli 6 day war. The Israelis finally removed and scrapped it in about 1973. A similar 8F (a TurkishTCDD 45151 Class locomotive) preserved atBe'er Sheva Turkish railway station and numbered 70414. | 1935–46 | ||
| USATC S100 Class |  | 2 | Number 21 &22 (class 957?). Transported from Europe toSuez in September 1942. ToPalestine Railways, later Army. Later to Israel Railways.[34] 1 | 1942 | ||
| Class | Image | Top speed | Number | Remarks | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||
| SAFB (GM-EMD) |  | 68 | 110 | 3 | BoBo locomotives series 101-103, fitted withEMD 3RSW engines. In service until 1998.[35] First diesel locomotive in IR's service. 102 locomotive is preserved. | 1952 |
| Esslingen |  | 18 | Series 211–228. Similar toDB Class V 60. In the mid-1960s, the Esslingen factory was closed. As a result, some almost-new locomotives were cannibalised for parts.[36] One example preserved at the Railway Museum and another at theJezreel Valley railway heritage site in Elro'i. | 1955–56 | ||
| Deutz |  | 3 | Series 201-203 shunting locomotives. 203 is preserved under the 201 number | 1958 | ||
| EMD G16 |  | 3 | Co-Co. During theSix-Day War Israel capturedEgyptian Railways 3304, 3329 and 3361 which were appropriated into Israel Railways stock as numbers 301–303, later 161–163.[37] All have now been withdrawn from service but 163 (formerly ER 3361) is preserved at theIsrael Railway Museum. | 1960–61 | ||
| GA DE900 |  | 50 | 80 | 3 | Series 261–263. Primarily used forshunting. Withdrawn from service in the early 2020s. One placed on static display near the historic Petah Tikva railway station. | 1997 |
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Remarks | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||
| Esslingen |  | DMU | 12 | Similar to GermanVT08. 3-car sets (powered coaches 1-12, intermediate coaches 1-12, driving coaches 1-12), some later extended to 4-unit sets (with intermediate coaches 13-22).[38] In the early sixties converted to non-powered coaches in push-pull service because of high maintenance costs. Withdrawn in 1979. Some carriages continued in regular services from 1992 until nineties as 111–117.[35] One trailer should be preserved by the Country Museum inTel Aviv | 1956 | ||
| FIAT 7225 | Railcar | 80 | 128 | 0 | 10 ordered. After 8 were finished, the order was cancelled for unclear reasons. Italian literature wrote because of theYom Kippur War. All ten units were sold toFerrocarril del Pacifico andFerrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico inMexico,[39][40] where they entered service in 1975.[41] | 1970/1973[41] | |
| ABB ScandiaIC3 |  | DMU | 112[citation needed] | 180[citation needed] | 9 sets (42-50) | The introduction of IC3-trains in the early 1990s marked the beginning of a political recommitment to major improvements in the services of Israel Railways. Each IC3 set is composed of 3 cars and multiple sets may be joined together. Sets 42-50 purchased fromSJ in 2005. 31 was scrapped after an incident nearRevadim on 10 August 2006.[42] 19, 21, 25 possibly out of service. 01 is now in theIsrael Railway Museum. | 1990 |
 | 100[citation needed] | 160[citation needed] | 10 sets (01-10) | 1992 | |||
| 31 sets (11-41) | 1994–96 | ||||||
| Class | Image | Number | Remarks | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O&K | 8 | 3rd class coaches similar to GermanEilzugwagen series 51-58. Seating however different with 2+3 seat arrangement and 96 seats.[43] | 1955 | |
| Carel et Fouché [fr] CarF |  | 14 | Picture: first carriage. Series 71-84 | 1961 |
| Boris Kidrič/Metalka "Yugo" |  | 43 | Series 601–643, delivered in several batches between 1964 and 1972. 601-615 in 1964, series 616-625 in 1965, 626-633 in 1966, 634-637 in 1971 and 638-643 in 1972. Coaches 631, 632 and 633 were fitted with buffets. 610 converted to half passenger carriage, half generator car. Some other were converted to full generator carriages.[44][45] 621 in 2009 used as office in red colors inBnei Brak.[46] | 1964–72 |
| DEV-InoxCarel et Fouché | 
| 8 | Bought fromSNCF in 1994 (Series 91-98) to create superfuous coaches for refurbishment by HaArgaz.[47] Original 1st class A9TJ-mainline carriage U64. Declassified to B10 1/2TJ in eighties. Scrapped in 2006.[48] 1 preserved in Railway Museum. | 1965 |
| British Railways Mark 2cTSO |   | 8 (13) | Bought fromBritish Rail in 1977 (Series 681-688 (ex BR 5567, 5570, 5575, 5580, 5588, 5593, 5606, 5612) and retro-fitted with air conditioning equipment atWolverton Works.[49] 1 preserved at Railway Museum.[35] In 1989, restaurant chain Apropo bought 5 Mk1 (BR 3947, 7675, 18768, 84338) and 1 Mk2 (5250) and shipped these to Israel, never to be used. | 1970 |
| Alstom MoDo |  | 35 | Assembled in Israel byHaargaz and were the firstpush-pull carriages operated by Israel railways. In August 2022 Israel Railways announced they were pulling the Alstom Modo from service starting September 2022.[50] Driving Coach 302 is preserved on display at Railway Museum. | 1996-1997 |
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The company is headed by a chief executive officer. It has two subsidiaries: a real estate development company, and a freight rail company. The main organization has five operational departments: freight, infrastructure, rolling stock, passengers and development.[51]
In 2017, Israel Railways founded a Tunnels Unit that is responsible for the daily operation of railway tunnels, including lighting, air circulation, etc. and managing emergencies.[52]
The passenger number history (in millions) is as follows:
| Year | Ridership (millions) |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.6[53] |
| 1960 | 4.4 |
| 1970 | 4.1 |
| 1980 | 3.3 |
| 1990 | 2.5 |
| 1991[54] | 2.9 |
| 1995 | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 5.1 |
| 1997 | 5.6 |
| 1998 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | 8.8 |
| 2000 | 12.7 |
| 2001 | 15.1 |
| 2002 | 17.5 |
| 2003 | 19.8 |
| 2004[55] | 22.9 |
| 2005 | 26.8 |
| 2006 | 28.4 |
| 2007 | 31.8 |
| 2008 | 35.1 |
| 2009 | 35.9 |
| 2010 | 35.9 |
| 2011 | 35.9 |
| 2012 | 40.4 |
| 2013 | 45[56] |
| 2014 | 48.5[57] |
| 2015 | 53[58] |
| 2016 | 59.5[59] |
| 2017 | 64.6[60] |
| 2018 | 67.7[61] |
| 2019 | 69[62] |
| 2020 | 24.2[63] |
| 2021 | 35.0[64] |
| 2022 | 54.7[65] |
| 2023 | 62.5[66] |
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue (millionNIS)a | 102 | 200 | 402 | 776 | 840 | 842 | 902 | 997 | 1,095 | 1,158 | 1,102 | 1,159 | 1,155 | 1,146 | 518 | 599 | 604 | 598 |
| Passenger-kilometers (million) | 170 | 267 | 781 | 2,011 | 1,986 | 1,927 | 2,133 | 2,376 | 2,485 | 2,608 | 2,645 | 2,765 | 3,032 | 3,580 | 1,253 | 1,956 | 3,019 | 3,401 |
| Train-kilometers (passenger, million) | 3.812 | 9.375 | 8.905 | 8.767 | 8.348 | 10.035 | 11.17 | 12.101 | 12.92 | 13.767 | 14.137 | 14.796 | 10.158 | |||||
| Train-kilometers (cargo, thousand) | 1,498 | 1,571 | 1,609 | 1,508 | 1,556 | 1,584 | 1,782 | 1,817 | 2,063 | 2,141 | 1,934 | 1,934 | 1,791 | |||||
| Ton-kilometers (cargo, million) | 1,048 | 1,176 | 1,173 | 799 | 1,062 | 1,099 | 1,011 | 1,058 | 1,165 | 1,155 | 1,404 | 1,381 | 1,235 | 1,241 | 1,250 | 1,085 | 992 | 895 |
| Network length (km) | 940 | 858 | 926 | 1,001 | 1,035 | 1,079 | 1,138 | 1,153 | 1,194 | 1,277 | 1,337 | 1,384 | 1,462 | 1,462 | 1,486 |
^a In contemporary shekels – not adjusted for inflation
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