Aerial view of Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station
Company type
State owned
Industry
Railways
Headquarters
Lod railway station,
Lod
,
Israel
Area served
Israel
Key people
Michael Maixner (CEO)
Services
Rail transport, Cargo transport
Revenue
₪940+ million[1] (2015)
Operating income
₪1 billion[2] (2016)
Net income
₪1.5 billion[3] (2014)
Owner
Government of Israel
Number of employees
4,366 (2022)
Website
www.rail.co.il
For mass transit in Gush Dan (Tel Aviv metropolitan area), see Tel Aviv Light Rail and Tel Aviv Metro.
רכבת ישראל Israel Railways
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.rail.co.il
Israel Railways Ltd. (Hebrew: רַכֶּבֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Rakevet Yisra'el) is the state-owned principal railway company responsible for all inter-city, commuter, and freight rail transport in Israel. Israel Railways network consists of 1,138 kilometers (707 mi) of track. All its lines are standard gauge. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal 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 the left hand tracks, matching neighboring Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries, whose formerly connected rail networks were constructed by British engineers.
Until 1980, the company's head office was located at Haifa Center HaShmona railway station. Tzvi Tzafriri, the general manager of Israel Railways, decided to move the head office to Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station. In 2017, the company's head office was moved to a new campus built on the grounds of the Lod railway station.
^Jeremaya Goldberg: Israel reports 9% passenger increase in International Railway Journal, 2016-03-30, retrieved 4 April 2016
^"Israel Railways – About Israel Railways". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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Global Information
₪940+ million[1] (2015)
Israel