Bus service to the Kosel with Egged buses #1 and #2 will now
begin at 4:45 A.M., to enable people to reach the Kosel for
the early summer vosikin minyan. Egged has taken this
step as part of its policy of facilitating transportation for
Jews who seek to pour out their hearts to Hashem at the
Kosel.
Until now, the busses began running at 5 A.M. This service
was greatly appreciated by the many people who daven
at the Kosel at that early morning hour, but Egged received
many requests that service begin even earlier. The company
responded, and since Sunday the 13th of Tammuz, busses #1 and
#2 have been leaving their regular departure points at 4:45
A.M.
Arik Feldman, Chairman of Egged, said that the company
carries over half a million passengers a year to the Kosel,
and regards this as a great and special zechus.
According to Feldman, Egged will continue to offer
expeditious responses to public requests as it aims to
provide efficient service.
Bus #1 goes to the Kosel from Binyanei Ha'uma via Geula and
Mea Shearim. Bus #2 leaves Har Nof and goes through the
city's northern chareidi neighborhoods, and then down Shmuel
Hanovi and Shivtei Yisroel Streets.
