ISRAEL Railways (IR) has invited bids by June 30 for a 10-year contract to design, build, test, commission, and maintain a radio communications system for the Tel Aviv - Jerusalem A1 fast rail link.
ISRAEL Railways (IR) and the Israeli transport and finance ministries are considering a recommendation by Louis Berger Group to construct a 26km twin-bore rail tunnel beneath Tel Aviv to double rail capacity through the city.
ISRAEL Railways celebrated a milestone in the construction of the $US 1bn Valley Line from Haifa Lev Hamifratz to Beit Shee'an on April 3, when contractor Leisco completed tracklaying on the 60km line.
ISRAEL Railways (IR) reported a net profit of Shekels 265m ($US 70m) in 2015, following a 9% increase in passengers using the network to 52.8 million during the year.
ISRAEL Railways (IR) published a international tender on March 20 for a contract to supply a fleet of 160km/h double-deck EMUs, and also confirmed it will exercise an option with Bombardier for additional locomotive-hauled double-deck coaches.
ISRAEL's transport minister Mr Israel Katz approved on February 3 what is claimed to be the country's largest railway budget which calls for an investment of Shekels 28.3bn ($US 7.24bn) until 2020.
ISRAEL Railways (IR) announced on December 6 that it has selected Sociedad Española de Montajes Industriales (Semi), Spain, as preferred bidder for a design-build-maintain contract for the country's electrification programme.
THE tendering committee of Tel Aviv Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA) selected CRRC Corporation subsidiary Changchun Railway Vehicles as preferred bidder on November 26 for a contract to supply and maintain 90 LRVs for city's light rail Red Line, with an option for 30 additional vehicles.
THE Israeli prime minister Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, together with Israel's transport minister Mr Israel Katz, and Israel Railways' general manager Mr Boaz Zafrir, officially opened the 70km Ashkelon - Beer-Sheva line on September 17.
A milestone was reached in the construction of Israel's 70km Ashkelon-Beer-Sheva line at the beginning of August when the signalling system was activated making the line operational.