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Jerusalem, capital of Israel, 780,000 inh.

Tram (Light Rail):

Red Line

- operated by Citypass (Veolia Transdev) until April 2021, now by Cfir (CAF/Shapir Engineering Ltd)
- 1435 mm gauge
- opened 19 Aug 2011: Mount Herzl – Heil Ha-Avir (13.4 km)
- 27 Feb 2025: Mount Herzl – Hadassah Ein Kerem (4.9 km) & Heil Ha-Avir – Neve Ya'akov North (2.0 km)

Rolling stock: 46 Alstom Citadis 302; CAF is supplying 114 Urbos trams

Green Line

- first 7 km section opened as L3 on 21 Aug 2026 from HaTurim on L1 to Malha Menachat in the south of the city, several branches u/c: Har Nof, Gilo & Mount Scopus

u/c: Blue Line (20 km), from Gilo to Ramat-Eshkol and Ramot in the north, with branches from Geula to Ramat-Eshkol and from Khan to Malha in the south (2030).

TRAM ATLAS NORDAFRIKA & NAHER OSTEN | North Africa & Middle East

128 pages, approx. 150 colour images
detailed network maps
Text deutsch/English
ISBN 978-3-936573-82-4, EUR 19.50

April /2025

More info and sample pages

Light Rail (Cfir - Official Site)

Ministry of Transportation - Light Rail

Line 3 Project

Jerusalem Light Rail at Wikipedia