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Israel Railways Opens Eastern Bypass, Adds Three Stations

6/29/2026

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Israel Railways inaugurated a segment of an eastern corridor that bypasses Tel Aviv, opening three new stations on Sunday.
The 64-kilometre segment runs from Hadera East through Shomron-Tayyiba and Kokhav Yair-Tira to Rosh HaAyin Station and should raise network capacity by about 30 percent.
Trains run twice per hour from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays with diesel units while electrification proceeds.
Station infrastructure includes bus links, hundreds of parking spaces and bicycle facilities.

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Israel Railways inaugurated a segment of an eastern corridor that bypasses Tel Aviv, opening three new stations on Sunday.
The 64-kilometre segment runs from Hadera East through Shomron-Tayyiba and Kokhav Yair-Tira to Rosh HaAyin Station and should raise network capacity by about 30 percent.
Trains run twice per hour from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays with diesel units while electrification proceeds.
Station infrastructure includes bus links, hundreds of parking spaces and bicycle facilities.