Israel’s public transportation system has shifted to a limited emergency schedule due to Operation “Roaring Lion,” with major service reductions and temporary shutdowns across the country, the Transportation Ministry announced Sunday morning.

The Ministry of Transportation and the National Public Transportation Authority said that, in accordance with directives from the Home Front Command and security officials, many bus and rail lines have either been reduced or suspended entirely.

Under the new framework, Israel Railways will operate only from centralized emergency hubs. The light rail systems in Yerushalayim and the Gush Dan region, as well as the Haifa cable car, have been suspended until further notice. In addition, “Al HaKav” service centers will remain closed nationwide.

Officials emphasized that travel information displayed on transportation apps and public transit websites does not accurately reflect the current operating lines. Passengers are therefore advised to verify service directly through the telephone hotlines of the respective public transportation operators.

Israel Railways will run Sunday through Thursday from approximately 5:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., and on Fridays until approximately 1:00 p.m.

To maintain essential continuity for passengers, trains will operate only on key and vital routes, with one local train per hour on each of the following lines:

Nahariya–Haifa–Tel Aviv–Beersheva, with stops at all intermediate stations listed below.

Herzliya–Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion Airport–Yerushalayim.

Herzliya–Tel Aviv–Ashkelon–Ofakim (the Sharon and Western Negev loop line).

Binyamina–Rehovot/Ashkelon.

Karmiel–Haifa.

Due to the emergency situation on the home front and the mobilization of railway employees and security personnel for the war effort, train service will operate only at the following stations:

Karmiel, Nahariya, Acre, Kiryat Motzkin, Haifa Center HaShmona, Haifa Bat Galim, Haifa Hof HaCarmel (eastern entrance only), Binyamina (western entrance only), Caesarea–Pardes Hanna (western entrance only), Chadera West, Netanya, Beit Yehoshua (western entrance only), Herzliya, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv Savidor Center, Tel Aviv HaShalom (southern entrance only), Lod, Kiryat Gat, Beersheva Center, Ra’anana West, Kfar Saba Nordau, Rosh HaAyin North, Petah Tikva Kiryat Aryeh, Ben Gurion Airport, Yerushalayim Yitzchak Navon, Bat Yam Yoseftal, Rishon Lezion Moshe Dayan (northern entrance only), Cholon Wolfson, Yavne West, Rehovot, Ashdod Ad Halom, Ashkelon, Sderot, Ofakim, and Netivot.

{Matzav.com}