Jerusalem Light Rail

The Jerusalem Light Rail (Hebrew: הרכבת הקלה בירושלים, HaRakevet HaKala Birushalayim) is a light rail line in Jerusalem. It was opened in 2011. It began being built in 2002 and was finished in 2010 after many failures and bankruptcy of the construction company. The line is 22.5 kilometers long with 35 stops. The last extensions to the red line were opened in February 2025 to the Neve Yaakov to the northeast and to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital to the southwest. The light rail is famous for the Chords Bridge at the western entrance to Jerusalem from Road 1.

Map of the Jerusalem Light Rail

Gallery

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  Tram on Jaffa Road
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  Tram stop Ha-Turim on Jaffa Road
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  Chords Bridge
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  Chords Bridge

Other websites

• CityPass Operator's website Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Governmental Website Archived 2015-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Jerusalem Light Rail on urbanrail.net Archived 2015-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
• From Mule Tracks to Light Rail Transit Tracks: Integrating Modern Infrastructure into an Ancient City — Jerusalem, Israel