Israel Railways is forced to announce a line of cancellations late on Thursday

Israel Railways is forced to announce a line of cancellations late on Thursday, due to the entry of workers into isolation. According to the company's reports, they are forced to follow the Ministry of Health's directives, and since the number of inspectors who are in isolation has risen from 10 to 27, which is more than 10% of the inspectors in the company (250), "there is a shortage of passenger train crews, who are drivers The trip is in contact with the public. " A Calcalist test shows that one of the Corona sands traveled by train and came in contact with the company's employees, which put some of them in isolation.
Therefore, tomorrow trains will not be operated on the Be'er Sheva Northern UN lines - Dimona, Beit Shemesh-Jerusalem Malcha and the first Lod Rishon. No night trains will also be operated between Beersheba Center and Tel Aviv Defense. "We are again reminded that according to the Ministry of Health's guidelines, in the case of home insulation, rail services should not be used, and wish all our passengers good health," concludes there.
Closing the lines could create heavy loads, since Thursday is usually characterized by a large number of soldiers leaving the bases on their way to vacation. Canceling the lines will cause loads not only in the active lines but also in the bus system in the same places that have been disabled.
Yesterday, the train reported to the Exchange that it is looking into "the possible effects of the spread of the virus on continued service provision, the volume of travel and cargo transport and is being conducted accordingly. With the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Finance on the effects that this could have on the company, as it may be, in the event of the continued spread of the virus. " They also stated that "it is an event that is not controlled by the company and factors such as the continued spread or arrest of the virus, decisions by relevant countries and bodies in the country and around the world to stop or resume flights to various destinations or decisions of a regulator in connection with implications for public transport in Israel, may affect the company in accordance".