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Jerusalem light rail returns to nearly full service after more than three months
A Red Line light rail train passes the Old City walls in Jerusalem. (Courtesy, Jerusalem Transportation Masterplan team)
Jerusalem’s light rail is returning to nearly full service today after more than three months in which its central segment was closed for an expansion of the transit system.
Several of the Jerusalem Red Line’s busiest stations, including its stops at the the Central Bus Station, Mahane Yehuda market and in the city center, were closed for 14 weeks so that the line could be connected to the Green Line, which is expected to open early next year.
The Red Line’s Haturim station will remain closed for the time being for additional work, the system announces.
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