Israel Railways
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Aerial view of Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, the location of the Israel Railways head office.
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| Traded as | : RAIL.B2 |
| Industry | Railways |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Area served
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Israel |
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Key people
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Shahar Ayalon (CEO) Benny Lavi (interim CEO) |
| Services | Rail transport, Cargo transport |
| Revenue |
 ₪940+ million (2015) |
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₪1 billion (2016) |
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₪1.5 billion (2014) |
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| Owner | Government of Israel |
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Number of employees
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1,900 (2015) |
| Website | www |
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| Locale |
 Israel
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| Dates of operation | 1948–present |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | No |
| Length | 1,138 km |
| Website | www |
Israel Railways corporation Ltd., dba Israel Railways (Hebrew: רַכֶּבֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Rakevet Yisra'el, Arabic: خطوط السكك الحديدية الإسرائيلية) is the state-owned principal railway company responsible for all inter-city, commuter, and freight rail transport in Israel. All its lines are standard gauge. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain, from which lines radiate out in many directions.
Unlike road vehicles and city trams, Israeli railway trains run on the left hand tracks, matching neighboring Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries, whose formerly connected rail networks were constructed by British engineers. The head office is located at the Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station in Tel Aviv.
Until 1980, the head office was located at the Haifa Central Station. Tzvi Tzafriri, the general manager of Israel Railways, decided to move the head office to Tel Aviv Savidor. In May 2009 Yediot Aharonot said that Israel Railways was planning to move the head office to Lod. In response the company said this was necessary to centralize the various offices around Israel, to use a more central location in the country and to have more inexpensive land.
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