Starting next week bus activity will be resumed in the evening but not on weekends • Trains will be expected to be operational starting May 16
Bus in Tel Aviv // Photo: Yehoshua Ben Yosef
The National Transportation Authority announced Thursday that starting next week, Tuesday Thursday, May Public Transportation will resume operation even after 8 p.m. At this time, the weekend activities will not resume.
As mentioned with the restriction due to the Corona crisis, the transport was silenced on weekends from 5 pm until Sunday at 8 am. It was also decided that the activity would end daily at 8 pm. Last week, the activity returned at 5 a.m. and ended at 8 p.m. Starting next Tuesday, the activity will be from five in the morning until midnight. Activities in the municipal lines will also be increased. In fact, apart from lines for entertainment, all lines return to full activity.
On Thursday evening, the Minister of Transport announced that Israel Railways will be operating gradually, starting on Saturday, May 16. Rail traffic will begin subject to the approval of the Ministry of Health, examining all the vehicles needed to maintain passenger health, given the natural difficulty in maintaining the necessary social remoteness in the cars. Delivered at the Minister's discretion.
It was also decided that rail passengers would demand social responsibility, like all public places, including keeping a mask at a distance and avoiding symptoms.
"Given the approval required by the train movement, it will return except for a number of lines that will be answered by shuttles. It is assumed that soldiers will continue to use their own security service by the Ministry of Defense."
It was also determined that the Israel Railways will operate an increased inspection system at the entrances to the stations, the security guards will check heat, borrow passengers and wear masks and disinfect hands. At the same time, it was decided that in the two weeks remaining until the return to activity, the Shuttle Project would continue and promote other infrastructure projects.