Starting at 8pm on Sunday, the intercity public transport services on 650 bus lines and the Israel Railways will operate for free

• Photo: Tzahi Miriam

As of the election date, the Central Election Commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport announced that on Election Day, Monday, March 2, the interstate public transport services on 650 lines, and the Israel Railways, will be free to the general public, beginning at 8 p.m. on the day before the election, And until the end of public transport activity on election day.

For the list of interurban bus lines open for free travel, please contact the Ministry of Transport's hotline at 8787 *.

We note that the passenger of the inter-urban public transport bus will board the bus after verifying that the bus line is indeed included in the list of open lines for free travel freely, without the need for identification, and without the need for a ticket. The passenger on the train will pull an "Election Day Travel Ticket" on the automatic ticketing machine or at the checkouts located at the train stations. Eligibility for transportation to Eilat and returning from Eilat will be possible after eligibility check and subject to prior registration with Egged Information Centers at 2800 *.

Trains will run free on Election Day // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

Central Election Commission CEO Adv. Orly Ades noted that in this election, the number of open-air travel lines for free travel is increasing and expects the initiative taken by the committee to make it easier for Israeli citizens to reach the polls comfortably and safely, even those who are far from Election Day In which they are registered, exercise their right to vote.

Israel Railways also noted today that the train will operate in full format during the election day. Israel Railways expects about 250,000 trips, on 580 trains, during Election Day.

Free parking in white and blue without breaking the law

Local authorities are expected on Election Day not to enforce the law prohibiting parking near sidewalks painted blue and white beyond the time allowed (up to two hours for city residents and beyond with a parking ticket). The first to announce that it will not be enforced is the Ashkelon municipality, but all authorities are expected to take a similar step that they did in the past. However, authorities have emphasized that enforcement will be enforced in the event of a violation of the law and a disturbance to traffic.

Moovit app // Photo: PR

It should also be noted that Moovit announced that the Mobit app can locate all of the polling stations in Israel, by number, and navigate them easily through the GPO. Locating the polling stations in the app is convenient and simple. In order to locate certain cards, the user has to type in a box The main search for the locality number, together with the number of tickets that are taken directly from the message to the voter, shows all possible ways of getting to the same ticket on public transport as well as cycling and walking. Route Gets user rich information that includes the arrival time of the power tool Bora requested the station as well as the estimated time of arrival at the polling station.