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Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed train makes test run

16 January 2018, 5:31 pm Edit

Transportation Minister Israel Katz took the new high speed Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train out for a spin today.

Israel Railways CEO Shahar Ayalon (R) with Minister of Transportation Israel Katz during a test drive of the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv express train in central Israel on January 16, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

The official opening of the new high-speed train line is set for April, with the journey expected to be cut to just 28 minutes.

View of the train and railway during a test drive of the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv express train in central Israel on January 16, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

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