Globes reports that Netivei Israel - The National Transport Infrastructure Co. and Israel Railways are working together on the eastern railways project, which will run between Hadera and Lod alongside Road 6. The important project will be an alternative to the coastal route, which is already at full capacity and will allow an increase in freight capacity. The section being built by Netivei Israel is on open land from Hadera to the Sharon suburban loop, while Israel Railways is building the section from the Sharon loop to Lod.

Because the section being undertaken by Netivei Israel is on open land and will take less time to complete, it has been decided to open that section between Hadera and Rosh Ha'ayin in 2025, before the entire eastern railway is completed

On the eve of the Passover holiday Netivei Israel chairman Yigal Amedi, who was seen alongside Minister of Transport Miri Regev at a Likud primaries event, sent a letter to Israel Railways chairman Moshe Shimoni who is trying to oust CEO Michael Maixner, despite opposition from the Government Companies Authority and Ministry of Finance. The letter contains allegations about the conduct of Israel Railways and its cooperation with Netivei Israel to bring about an early opening of the line.

According to Netivei Israel's chairman, insufficient manpower has been allocated by Israel Railways, insufficient activity has been undertaken, and not enough data has been transferred since the agreements between the companies at the end of last year. Netivei Israel also demands more manpower for work on weekends and nights, even though under the current government it has actually been decided to reduce Shabbat work.

Source - Globes/Twitter - Image -  Israel Railways spokesperson