The high-speed rail line that is currently being built between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem will open for service in 2018, Israel Railways CEO Boaz Tzafrir announced.
After opening of high-speed rail line between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, passengers will be able to travel between the two cities in half an hour (besides an hour and 15 minutes ). The 7 billion shekel (USD 1.82 billion) project has required the construction of six tunnels and eight bridges.
Service frequency will be four trains per hour in each direction. Trains will make an intermediary stop at Ben-Gurion International Airport.
The maximum speed on the new line will be 160 kilometers per hour.
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