Jerusalem light rail Golden Line approved

• Published date: 15 December 2020
• Author: Guy Nardi
• Date: 15 December 2020
• Publication title: Globes (Rishon LeZion, Israel)

The Golden Line will be a branch of the Red Line, which began operating in 2011, and extends from Mount Herzl via the city center and Old City to Pisgat Ze'ev. Extensions are currently being built to Hadassah Ein Kerem and Neve Yaakov. The Golden Line will be a kind of "Tourism Line" linking the Old City with downtown Jerusalem, Mahane Yehuda market, the Knesset and government institutions, the Israel Museum and Givat Ram.

There will be three stations along the 1.5 kilometer route of the Golden Line and a...