Jerusalem light rail operator could be ousted over breakdowns

Following repeated breakdowns on the Jerusalem mild rail, Ministry of Transport director common Moshe Ben-Zaken opened pressing discussions about changing the operator Kfir.

Ben -Zaken’s initiative comes after the practice halted providers thrice earlier this week and made all passengers go away carriages. On Sunday, passengers had been disembarked within the Beit Hanina neighborhood and had been pressured to stroll 20 minutes to achieve public transport bus strains.

A couple of month in the past, Kfir was summoned to a gathering with Ben-Zaken and handed a warning about the necessity to change its conduct, in any other case the Ministry of Transport would work to interchange it. Kfir was additionally requested to determine a group that might formulate conclusions inside 90 days.

However this week has seen the state of affairs deteriorate, and Ben-Zaken is convening inside discussions so as to focus on the choices open to the ministry. Sources acquainted with the small print famous that the ministry is already fed up with issuing fines and hearings – which, they are saying, don’t clear up the issues.

Kfir firm started working the Pink Line in Jerusalem in 2021, changing the CityPass. Now, it appears that evidently Ben-Zaken has misplaced endurance with Kfir, and the Ministry of Transport should discover a new operator.

Kfir mentioned, “Right this moment’s disruptions had been attributable to the autumn of an exterior lighting pole onto the practice’s energy cables, on account of a car hitting the identical pole. The lighting pole isn’t the accountability of the operator, and after the incident occurred, the operator acted instantly to forestall a security hazard, repaired the injury to {the electrical} system and regularly restored service to passengers. Now that the restore is full, the road is again in full operation.”

Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on June 24, 2026.

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