Red Line (Tel Aviv Light Rail)
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The Red Line is the first section of a light rail system in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, known as the Tel Aviv Light Rail. The line runs from Bat Yam in the south to Petah Tikva in the northeast with a significant portion of it underground. The total cost of the red line is estimated at NIS 11 billion or, approximately US$3 billion. Construction began in 2011, with the testing phase of the line beginning only a decade later, in 2021.[2] After numerous delays concerning the security and safety of the line, it eventually opened on August 18, 2023 with a 100,000+ daily ridership over just 8 hours of operation.[3]
Red Line | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan, Bat Yam |
Termini |
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Stations | 34 |
Website | www |
Service | |
Type | Light rail |
System | Tel Aviv Light Rail |
Services | R1 - CBS Petah Tikva - HaKomemiyut
R3 -Petah Tikva Kiryat Arye (Depot) - Elifelt
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Operator(s) | Tevel Metro |
Depot(s) | Kiryat Aryeh depot |
Rolling stock | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles LRV |
Daily ridership | 70,000[1] |
History | |
Opened | August 18, 2023 |
Technical | |
Line length | 24 km (15 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 1500 V DC OHLE |
Operating speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) in Street Level 70 km/h (43 mph) Underground |