Rail transport in Israel
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Rail transport in Israel includes heavy rail as well as light rail. Excluding light rail, the network consists of 1,511 kilometers of track, and is undergoing constant expansion. All of the lines are
The first Jaffa–Jerusalem train arriving in Jerusalem
A Jerusalem Light Rail tram on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem
Tel Aviv HaShalom, one of the most recognizable railway stations in Israel
Palestine Railways
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Palestine Railways was a government-owned railway company that ran all public railways in the League of Nations mandate territory of Palestine from 1920 until 1948. Its main line linked El Kantara in
Samakh station, shortly after being captured by Australian light horsemen on 25 September 1918
Junction Station, Palestine. c. 1917. The railway station where the Turkish railways to Beersheba and Gaza branch off from the Damascus to Jerusalem main line
Haifa East station in 1931 with passenger train and 1918 Baldwin H class 4-6-0
North British Locomotive Co. P class 4-6-0, built for Palestine Railways 1935, in Israel Railways service on the turntable at Haifa in 1950