Israel Railways Boosts Service, Offers Free Rides for Election Day
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Israel Railways is increasing service and offering free travel on election day for the 26th Knesset elections to manage high demand. Passengers must obtain paper tickets and pre-book travel to Jerusalem due to police-imposed capacity limits on that line.
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- Israel Railways will offer free travel to all passengers on election day to accommodate high demand.
- The Jerusalem-Tel Aviv line will run three trains per hour in each direction during peak election day hours.
- Passengers must obtain paper tickets from machines and avoid validating Rav-Kav cards for free travel.
- Police-imposed restrictions limit passenger numbers on the Jerusalem line, requiring pre-booking.
- Free travel begins Monday evening and lasts until the end of service on election day.
Israel Railways has completed its preparations for the upcoming 26th Knesset elections, aiming to accommodate anticipated high passenger demand. The Jerusalem-Tel Aviv line will see increased service, running three trains per hour in each direction between 12:00 PM and 8:00 PM on election day. The third train on this route will originate and terminate at Tel Aviv HaHagana station.
In line with a decision by the Central Elections Committee, all train travel will be free for the public from Monday, October 26th, at 8:00 PM until service concludes on election day. Passengers are instructed to obtain paper tickets from automated machines at stations and are urged not to validate their Rav-Kav cards or use transportation apps, as physical travel will be permitted only with these paper tickets.
Additionally, following police directives, there are restrictions on the number of passengers allowed on the line to and from Jerusalem. To manage this, passengers must pre-book a specific travel voucher for their desired train via the Israel Railways website.
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