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Jerusalem Light Rail
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light rail system in Jerusalem, Israel
Key facts
- Area served
- Jerusalem
- Transit type
- Light rail
- Number of lines
- 1 ( Red Line )
- Daily ridership
- 150,000 (2019)
- Annual ridership
- 42.457 million (2017)
- Website
- jet .gov .il /en /light-rail /
- Began operation
- August 19, 2011 (free trial service) , December 1, 2011 (full revenue service)
- Operator s
- Kfir
- System length
- 22.5 km (14.0 mi)
- 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
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.cfir.co.il/en
- Image
- P1010860 Rame près de City-Hall.JPG
- Length
- 22.5
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- Commons category
- Jerusalem Light Rail
- date of official opening
- 2011-08-19
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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 operated it until 2019. The project required construction of the Jerusalem Chords Bridge as well as other renovation projects around Jerusalem.