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Jerusalem, capital of Israel, 780,000 inh.

Tram (Light Rail):

Red Line opened 19 Aug 2011 (free regular service)

- operated by Citypass (Veolia Transdev) until April 2021, now by Cfir (CAF/Shapir Engineering Ltd)
- 13.8 km
- 1435 mm gauge

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

Under construction: Green Line (22 km), from the Gilo district in the south to Mount Scopus in the north with branches to Malha in the south and Givat Shaul (Har Nof) in the west (2024).

Planned: 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).

Citypass (Official Site)

Ministry of Transportation - Light Rail

Jerusalem Light Rail at Wikipedia