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Jerusalem Light Rail הרכבת הקלה בירושלים قطار القدس الخفيف
Light rail at Jaffa Road
Overview
Owner
CityPass Consortium
Area served
Jerusalem
Transit type
Light rail
Number of lines
1 (Red Line)
Number of stations
Red Line: 23
Daily ridership
150,000 (2019)[1]
Annual ridership
42.457 million (2017)[2]
Website
www.citypass.co.il
Operation
Began operation
August 19, 2011 (free trial service) December 1, 2011 (full revenue service)
Operator(s)
CityPass
Technical
System length
13.8 km (8.6 mi)[3]
No. of tracks
2
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
750 V DC OHLE
Average speed
50 km/h (31 mph) maximum
System map
Legend
Neve Yaakov
Yitzhak Tabenkin
Mazal Keshet
Moshe Dayan North
Heil Ha-Avir
Sayeret Dukhifat
Pisgat Ze'ev Center
Yekuti'el Adam
Beit 'Hanina
Shu'afat
Es-Sahl
Depot
Giv'at Ha-Mivtar
Ammunition Hill
Shim'on Ha-Tsadik
Shivtei Israel
Damascus Gate
City Hall
Jaffa Center
Ha-Davidka
Mahane Yehuda
Ha-Turim
Central Bus Station
Kiryat Moshe
He-'Halutz
Denia Square
Yefeh Nof
Mount Herzl
Shmaryahu Levin
Kiryat HaYovel West
Mifletzet Park
Henrietta Szold East
Kiryat Menachem
Ora Junction
Medical School
Hadassah Ein Kerem
The Jerusalem Light Rail (Hebrew: הרכבת הקלה בירושלים, HaRakevet HaKala Birushalayim, Arabic: قطار القدس الخفيف, Qiṭār Al-Quds Al-Khafīf) is a light rail system in Jerusalem. Currently, the Red Line is the only one in operation, the first of several light rail lines planned in Jerusalem.
Construction on the Red line began in 2002 and ended in 2010, when the testing phase began. It was built by the CityPass consortium, which has a 30-year concession to operate it. The project required construction of the Jerusalem Chords Bridge as well as other renovation projects around Jerusalem.
After repeated delays due to archaeological discoveries and technical issues, service began, initially free of charge, on August 19, 2011. It became fully operational on December 1, 2011. The line is 13.9 kilometers (8.6 mi) long with 23 stops. Extensions to the red line are currently under construction to the Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov and to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital to the southwest.[4] When completed in 2024, these will extend the line's length to 22.5 km (14.0 mi).[5]
With a total estimated cost for the Red Line's initial section of ₪3.8 billion (approx. US $1.1 billion),[6][7] the project was criticized for budget overruns, for its route serving Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem and for contributing to air and noise pollution during construction.[8]
The Green line's plans have been approved by the city of Jerusalem, with right-of-way clearing works underway. Construction tenders, including those for the red line extension, were awarded in August 2019 to TransJerusalem J-Net Ltd., owned by CAF and Shapir Engineering.[9] The approval process on the Blue line has started.[10][11]
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^"Jerusalem light rail to expand to 5 lines, 27km of tracks". Ynetnews. January 22, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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