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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.
List of the public buses in Jerusalem, Israel. The public buses are run by three operators, Egged, Superbus and Extra Public Transportation. Line Operator
The Jerusalem Central Bus Station is slated to become a major passenger transportation hub. The Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station has begun operation for the new high-speed railway to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion Airport. Passengers will also be able to board the existing intercity bus services at the station.
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 ...
The Egged Bus Company is the largest bus company in Israel, and one of the largest in the world.It operates over 400 bus lines, including internal city lines in many of Israel's cities (in others, the Dan Bus Company, Kavim, Superbus, etc. operate the internal lines), as well as most of Israel's inter-city lines.
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.
The Jerusalem Central Bus Station (Hebrew: התחנה המרכזית של ירושלים, HaTahanah HaMerkazit Shel Yerushalayim, Arabic: محطة الحافلات المركزية) is the main bus depot in Jerusalem. Located on Jaffa Road near the entrance to the city, it serves Egged, Superbus and Dan intercity bus routes.
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.