2024-05-12 18:40:44
Israel Railways is following the lead of the world’s leading railway companies and is promoting significant development projects to realize the strategic plan of the Ministry of Transport to prepare for the expected substantial increase in the volume of train travel. In 2019, the number of trips was close to 70 million a year, which is expected to soar by more than 180 percent to 200 million in 2030 and by another 140 percent to 300 million in 2040. Among the projects that will increase the railway infrastructure and provide a response to this significant increase – even in areas that have not benefited from rail service until now – are the Electrification Project, the Eastern Railway project, the 431 Railway project, and the Fourth Railway project of the Ayalon in Tel Aviv.