Israel's Transportation Grinds to Halt for Yom Kippur Holiday
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
Israel's public transportation, including trains, buses, and light rail, will gradually halt operations on Sunday afternoon ahead of Yom Kippur. Air travel will also cease, with Ben Gurion Airport resuming services late Sunday night or early Monday. Border crossings will close at various times Sunday and reopen on Tuesday, except for Taba which will reopen Sunday night.
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- All public transport services will halt Sunday afternoon for Yom Kippur.
- Trains stop at 1:00 PM Sunday, resume Tuesday morning.
- Buses stop between 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM Sunday.
- Ben Gurion Airport flights cease by Sunday afternoon.
- Border crossings close Sunday, reopening Tuesday (except Taba).
As Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, approaches, Israel's public transportation and air travel services are winding down. Israel Railways will cease operations at 1:00 PM on Sunday, with services resuming Tuesday morning. Ahead of the halt, train services will be augmented, including two trains per hour on the Haifa-Tel Aviv line and service on the Hadera East-Rosh Ha'ayin North line. Notably, no trains will run on Monday night, with full service resuming Tuesday.
Intercity bus services will stop gradually between 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM on Sunday, while urban bus lines will conclude between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM. Bus services are expected to restart gradually from 8:30 PM on Sunday evening. Light rail services in Jerusalem and the central region will end between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM.
Ben Gurion Airport will see its last departures and arrivals by 1:55 PM on Sunday. Terminal 1 will resume operations at 2:00 AM Monday night, while Terminal 3 will gradually restart with its first arrival at 10:30 PM and departure at 11:30 PM. Ramon Airport will close at 11:30 AM Sunday and reopen at 6:00 AM Tuesday. Haifa Airport will cease operations at 2:00 PM Sunday and resume at 6:00 AM Tuesday.
Land border crossings will also be affected. Allenby, Rabin, and Jordan River crossings will close by noon Sunday and reopen Tuesday. The Taba border crossing will close at 1:00 PM Sunday and will be the first to resume operations, reopening at 10:00 PM Sunday.
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