Israel Pushes Work Forward On Major Jerusalem Rail Lines

摘要

Israel Railways has issued an international tender for a 70,000-sq-meter underground station that will be at the Jerusalem terminus of a $2-billion high-speed-rail line from Tel Aviv. The station will be 80 m underground, have four platforms and will include commercial space. The new line is scheduled to begin operating at the end of 2017. Separately, a regional commission has approved a $300-million initial budget to extend the city's 13.9-kilometer light-rail line by an additional 3.5 km. Other extensions now in planning will bring the line to a total of 36.2 km.