Welcome to the first TAU international Volunteers-managed blog! This blog has been created to give complementary information to the graduated students of TAU and to create a community where we can share thoughts and information. This blog is not affiliated to any of the TAU services or bureaucratic apparatus and it is meant to be an informal tool where people can be updated, alongside the Whatsapp group and the informal word-of-mouth. Each student or post-doc is more than welcome to approach and participate in the creation of this blog, acting as a volunteer (with a little basic commitment) but also as an user, where they can collect any sort of information. All of the content posted on this blog is under the responsibility of the person who wrote it and posted it. UPDATE 06.11.23 Guidelines for the WhatsApp group 1.Respect & Kindness: Treat all members with respect and kindness. Be mindful of your tone and language. 2. Stay On Topic: Keep discussions releva...
- As Wikipedia defines it,
Rav-Kav (Hebrew: רב-קו, lit. "multi-line") is a reusable contactless stored value smart card for making electronic payments as a joint fare collection system for the different public transportation operators across Israel.
Whether you are a tourist or a resident in Israel, the Rav Kav is a MUST. It is a very flexible way to get around the city and travel around the country (ahi ahi, except for the Shabbat time).
Actually, recently they implemented the Rav Kav access on the Monit Sherut (the shared taxi that travels across the cities also on Shabbat), but we highly recommend to check with the drivers! On the official Rav Kav webpage, they claim that the lines associated with the RavKav are the 4 and the 5 but they won't accept Rav Kav payments on Shabbat, probably because the price is different or the company does not work.
In order to get a Rav Kav, you can either get it from an office, for example the one in the Airport, from a vending machine (seldom found in the bus/train stations) or by the online request offered by the Rav Kav company (check their Webpage: https://ravkavonline.co.il/en/ ), although the delivery at home could take long time (thanks for your efficiency, Israeli Post).
Rav-Kav cards can be either Personal, Semi-anonymous or Anonymous. Personal cards carry the passenger's name and picture, and allow the purchase of a wider variety of products such as monthly passes, student passes and senior-citizen passes. Also, Personalization provides insurance in case of a lost or stolen card. Personal and semi-personal cards can only be issued at the designated purchase points (from Wikipedia).
As considered students, the scholars in TAU (Masters, PhDs and Post-docs) are entitled to have a student discount if they possess a semi-Autonomous or a Personal Rav Kav. The discounts is generally 33% on the stored value, but with the purchase of a semester/annual contract, the discount is actually 50%. The student discount is valid till the end of the academic year.
The procedure is quite straightforward. You need:
- Proof of enrollment for the current academic year.
- Proof of payment from current school year or Student ID from current or previous school year.
- Your ID, driver's license, or passport.
As Master/PhD students, the proof of enrollment is a auto-certification that you can download from the student portal of TAU. Go to "Requests and Approvals -->Study certificates" and then you can download the form for public transportation.
As a postdoc, you need to refer to the Academic Secretariat to get such documents. Ask in your department for better guidance; in general, miss Raya Lipcer (03-6408161, rayalipc@tauex.tau.ac.il) should be in charge of these things.
It is important that the student ID is updated to the current enrollment year, meaning that if your ID card was not given to you this year, you need to receive the stamp (a little round sticker) for the following years.
The submission of these papers can be done in an office of the Rav Kav company, or online. Typically, the service station that is entitled to give the student discount is the one inside the Savidor train station. Alternatively, there should be also one in Ibn Gavirol street. The other places (where you can recharge the Rav Kav) are not fit for this.
If you wish to upload your certificates online, you can download the Rav Kav App, you can visit their website or upload the certificates through Moovit App, as long as you have NFC-enabled Android or iPhone device. Additionally, with such technology you will be able to recharge your card in any moment, anywhere, by using Google pay or a Credit Card.
If they are still there, in some libraries in the University there are the Rav Kav readers, in the computer area, in case your device is not equipped with the NFC.
Recharging the Rav Kav can be done either online or in one of the many places associated with Rav Kav (yes, also in the minimarkets!) or at the Casponet ATMs. In the train stations and Bus stations there are automatic machines that work as well.
There is also the possibility of using the HopOn website/application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
List of transportation companied associated with Rav-Kav (source:Wikipedia):
- Israel Railways
- Tel Aviv Light Rail
- Jerusalem Light Rail
- Carmelit
- Haifa Technion cable car
- Afikim
- Dan
- Dan BaDarom
- Dan Beersheva,
- Egged
- Galeem
- GB Tours
- Kavim
- Extra Public Transport
- Metropoline
- Nateev Express
- NTT (United Bus Services Nazareth)
- NTT (Nazareth Travel & Tourism)
- Rama Golan Regional Council
- Superbus
Comments
Post a Comment