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Red Line (Jerusalem Light Rail)
הרכבת הקלה בירושלים
Red Line (Jerusalem Light Rail); הרכבת הקלה בירושלים
	Red Line on the Chords Bridge
Overview
Status	Opened
Owner	CityPass Consortium
Locale	Jerusalem
Termini	Heil Ha-Avir Street; Mount Herzl;
Stations	23
Website	www.citypass.co.il
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Jerusalem Light Rail
Services
Operator(s)	CityPass
Depot(s)	French Hill depot
Rolling stock	23 of Alstom Citadis 302
Daily ridership	130,000 (2013)
History
Opened	August 19, 2011 (free trial service) ; December 1, 2011 (full revenue service)
Technical
Line length	13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC OHLE
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph) maximum
Route map
Route map
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The Red Line is the first section in operation of the light rail system in Jerusalem, known as the Jerusalem Light Rail. It became fully operational on December 1, 2011. The line is 13.9 kilometers (8.6 mi) long with 23 stops. Extensions to the Red Line are currently under construction to the northern settlement of Neve Yaakov and to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital to the southwest. When completed in 2024, these will extend the line's length to 22.5 km (14.0 mi).^[3]

With a total estimated cost for the initial section of the line of 3.8 billion NIS (approx. US $1.1 billion),^[4]^[5] the project was criticized for budget overruns, for its route serving illegal settlements in east Jerusalem and for contributing to air and noise pollution during construction.^[6]

Stations

List of Jerusalem Light Rail Red Line stations^[7]^[8]^[9]
Station^[10]^[11]	Street	Location	Neighborhood
Mount Herzl Hebrew: הר הרצל	Herzl Boulevard	Corner of HaPisga Street	Bayit VeGan
Yefeh Nof Hebrew: יפה נוף		Corner of Shmuel Bait Street	Beit HaKerem
Denia Square Hebrew: כיכר דניה		Corner of HaArazim Street at Denia Square
He-'Haluts Hebrew: החלוץ		Corner of HeHaluts Street
Kiryat Moshe Hebrew: קריית משה		Corner of HaRav Zvi Yehuda Street	Kiryat Moshe
Central Station Hebrew: התחנה המרכזית	Jaffa Road	Located between the Central Bus Station and Navon railway station	Romema^[12]
Ha-Turim Hebrew: הטורים		Near Nordau Street	Mahane Yehuda
Mahane Yehuda Hebrew: מחנה יהודה		Near Mahane Yehuda Market	Mahane Yehuda
Ha-Davidka Hebrew: ה"דוידקה"		Corner of Street of the Prophets at Davidka Square	City Center
Jaffa – Center Hebrew: יפו – מרכז		Corner of King George and Straus Streets
City Hall Hebrew: העיריה		Near Safra Square
Damascus Gate Hebrew: שער שכם	Heil HaHandassa Street	Corner of Sultan Suleiman Street
Shivtei Israel Hebrew: שבטי ישראל	Heil HaHandassa Street	Corner of Shivtei Israel Street	Beit Yisrael
Shim'on Ha-Tsadik Hebrew: שמעון הצדיק	Haim Bar Lev Boulevard	Corner of Shimon HaTsadik Street	Sheikh Jarrah
Ammunition Hill Hebrew: גבעת התחמושת	Haim Bar Lev Boulevard	Corner of Levi Eshkol Boulevard	French Hill
Giv'at Ha-Mivtar Hebrew: גבעת המיבתר	Shuafat Road	Corner of Sheshet HaYamim Street	Givat HaMivtar
Es-Sahl Hebrew: א-סהל		Corner of Umm Al-Amed Street	Shuafat
Shu'afat Hebrew: שועפאט		Corner of Ben Rabah Street	Shuafat
Beit 'Hanina Hebrew: בית חנינא	Yekutiel Adam Street	Corner of Beit Hanina Street	Beit Hanina
Yekuti'el Adam Hebrew: יקותיאל אדם	Yekutiel Adam Street	Corner of Moshe Dayan Boulevard	Pisgat Ze'ev
Pisgat Ze'ev Center Hebrew: פסגת זאב מרכז	Moshe Dayan Boulevard	Near Hapisga Mall
Sayeret Dukhifat Hebrew: סיירת דוכיפת		Corner of Sayeret Dukhifat Street
'Heil Ha-Avir Hebrew: חיל האויר		Corner of Heil HaAvir Street

Future

Initial extensions to the Red Line were planned to the neighborhoods of Neve Yaakov in Northeast Jerusalem and Ein Karem (near Hadassah Hospital) in the Southwest. Former mayor Uri Lupolianski stated that they would be completed at the same time as the rest of the line. In 2008, French company Egis Rail won an 11.9 million Euro contract to carry out some of the design work. However, in March 2009, CityPass turned down implementing the project.^[13] In May 2010, the Jerusalem Municipality announced that the extensions would be built by the state authorities rather than a private company. The extension to Hadassah Hospital from Mount Herzl was particularly challenging and involved a complex path with complicated bridging works. The line's terminal station before the extension, next to Hadassah's inpatient building, was built during the construction of the inpatient building – in order not to disrupt hospital operations later after the new building will be completed.^[3] At one point, branches to the Red Line were planned that would create a "campus line" connecting the Mount Scopus and Givat Ram campuses of the Hebrew University,^[14] however this function will be accomplished by the future Green Line.

The Red Line extension of the Jerusalem Light Rail, intended to reach Hadassah Hospital and Neve Yaakov, has faced several delays. Initially set for completion in July 2023, the project’s timeline has been extended, with the new expected start of operations being no earlier than November 2024. The delay has been attributed to budgetary issues, infrastructure challenges, and a shortage of manpower. Infrastructure works are completed in certain segments, with others still under construction.