Ministry of Transport opens tens of service taxi lines in the center of israel and the south

The Ministry of Transport published the identity of the winners in four service taxis in Beer Sheva, Ramle-Lod, the southern suburbs of Tel Aviv and Netanya. The use of the multi-line on these lines will only be possible on weekdays, but taxi service operators will be able to offer travel on Shabbat as well.
All in all, there are dozens of service taxi lines, half of which are new lines, which will begin operating within a few months. In each of these plans, dozens of municipal and interurban taxis will be operated, doubling the number of taxis in these areas.
Passengers in service taxis will be able to pay with a multi-line card, and will enjoy the discounts for those entitled to them and the possibility of switching between free lines. Information on service taxis will also be wider, and will also be available in various applications. It is also possible to reserve places on inter-city trips.
Eshkol Bat Yam-Holon-Tel Aviv, will include six new service taxi lines.
The Ramla-Lod cluster will operate seven urban and interurban lines in Ramle-Lod, as well as inter-city lines to Tel Aviv and Rishon LeZion. Two of the taxi lines in the cluster are new lines: an urban line in Ramla and an interurban line from Ramle to Lod.
In Beersheba and Northern Negev clusters there will be seven municipal service taxis in Be'er Sheva and inter-urban lines to and between the southern cities.
The Netanya-City cluster includes four urban lines in Netanya, including one new line. Among other things, three new service lines will be operated: a service line from Netanya to Herzliya and Kfar Yona, and two new lines from Netanya to Kadima-Zoran and Even Yehuda.
Next month, winners will be selected in two additional clusters, Netanya Inter-City and Petah Tikva.
Eshkol Petach Tikva, including nine service taxi lines, of which seven new lines. The cluster also includes a new line from Petah Tikva to Tel Hashomer and a new line from Kafr Qasem to the Lev Ha'Aretz industrial zone and a new line from Ariel to Tel Aviv.
 Next month, a tender for the operation of service taxis in Rehovot will be re-published.
In total, tenders will be published for 23 clusters, with 110 taxi service lines.
The new lines will run from Sunday to Thursday and Saturday from 05:00 to 06:00 and until midnight or 1:00 pm The lines will operate at a frequency of 2-4 trips per hour, at any time during peak hours and 1-3 hours per hour During the low hours, depending on the nature of the expected activity on the bus line.The taxi operators will be able to operate during overtime and on Saturday, but without using the multi-line card.