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Egged bus lines and Israel Railways connect the city of Jerusalem to much of Israel, and a high-speed rail line to the airport and Tel Aviv is currently under construction, while the segment to Ben Gurion Airport is already in limited operation. Within the city, the roads, rather than the rails, are the primary mode of transportation.
Highway 1: from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. Israel's road network spans 18,096 kilometers (11,244 mi) of roads, [2] of which 449 km (279 mi) are classified as freeways. [3] The network spans the whole country. Route 6, the Trans Israel Highway, starts just east of Haifa down to the outskirts of Beer Sheva, about 200 km (120 mi). Route 1 between ...
In 2010, Nir Barkat, mayor of Jerusalem, unveiled a NIS 8 billion transportation plan for the city drawn up in collaboration with the Transport Ministry.The plan includes a new light rail line, extensions of the first phase of the red line now under construction, a series of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes and five new roads.
The Ministry of Transport, through the transport master plan team, which oversees construction of transport infrastructure in Jerusalem in conjunction with the Jerusalem Municipality and the Ministry of Transport, completed a strategic study concluding that 2-3 underground metro lines will be needed in Jerusalem that will complement the light rail network.
Line Operator Places Notes 1 Extra (Circular route) Kiryat HaMemshala – Jerusalem CBS – Malkhei Yisrael St. – Mea Shearim St. – Damascus Gate – Western Wall – HaNevi'im St. – Straus St. – Malkhei Yisrael Street – Jerusalem CBS
Historical Cable Car. During the Israeli War of Independence, the Etzioni Brigade built a secret cable car between the Mount Zion Hospital (a few minutes away from the First Station) to the Bishop Gobat School (today the Jerusalem University College) on the other side of the Valley of Hinnom, to transport wounded and supplies.
Poison Profits. A HuffPost / WNYC investigation into lead contamination in New York City
The first light rail line in Israel is the Jerusalem Light Rail, which opened in 2011. The line is 13.8 km (8.6 mi) long and goes from Mount Herzl in the west to Pisgat Ze'ev in the east. An extension of the western side to Hadassah Ein Kerem and the eastern side to Neve Ya'akov is under construction and was opened in 2023.