"Traveling Slower": The Train Changed the Schedule - and Passengers Are Furious

Israel Railways changed the schedule on Saturday nights, and passengers are complaining on social media about disruptions to connections and travel times. The railway stated that the change is intended to prepare for the operation of a third train per hour in Jerusalem in the coming weeks.

Israel Railways changed the schedule on Saturday nights, and passengers are complaining on social media about disruptions to connections and travel times. Among the complaints: the first train at 05:23 from Jerusalem is defined as a "ghost train" due to the lack of public transportation at that hour, and the next train departs only at 06:26, instead of the two trains that previously ran at 06:09 and 06:39. Another passenger noted that the train departs 13 minutes earlier but arrives only 5 minutes earlier in Tel Aviv, meaning "simply traveling slower." Israel Railways responded that the change is intended to prepare for the operation of a third train per hour in Jerusalem in the coming weeks, and that the new schedule represents a "significant improvement" including new direct lines and an addition of 140,000 seats.