Jerusalem Light Rail | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 05/06/2019

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00:01:56 1 History
00:04:09 2 Construction
00:06:29 2.1 Delays
00:08:12 2.2 Development along the route
00:09:08 2.3 Chords Bridge
00:10:01 3 Integrated transportation plans
00:10:12 3.1 Bus and train connection
00:11:03 3.2 Extension plans
00:11:42 3.2.1 Red line
00:13:13 3.2.2 Blue line
00:14:08 3.2.3 Green line
00:14:51 3.3 North–south BRT line
00:15:47 4 Rolling stock
00:16:44 5 Operation
00:18:51 5.1 Fares
00:19:56 5.2 Ridership
00:20:04 6 Controversy
00:20:14 6.1 Budgetary problems and criticism of operator
00:23:28 6.2 Air pollution and effects on traffic
00:24:39 6.3 Controversy outside Israel
00:28:09 6.4 July 2014 riots
00:28:57 7 Archaeological findings
00:29:38 8 See also



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The Jerusalem Light Rail (Hebrew: הרכבת הקלה בירושלים‎, HaRakevet HaKala Birushalayim) is a light rail system in Jerusalem, Israel. 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 has a 30-year concession to operate it. The project required construction of the Jerusalem Chords Bridge as well as other renovation projects around Jerusalem.
After repeated delays due to archaeological discoveries and technical issues, service began, initially free of charge, on August 19, 2011. 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 suburb of Neve Yaakov and to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital to the southwest. When completed in 2021, these will extend the line's length to 22.5 km.With a total estimated cost for the Red Line's initial section of ₪3.8 billion (approx. US $1.1 billion), the project was criticized for budget overruns, for its route serving Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem and for contributing to air and noise pollution during construction.The Green line's plans have been approved by the city of Jerusalem, with right-of-way clearing works underway and construction tenders, including those for the red line extension, currently in the bidding process, while the approval process on the Blue line has started.