Israel plans tram-train line

Plans have been announced by Eng Irit Shperber, director of transport planning in Israel’s Transport Ministry, for the construction of a tram-train line between Haifa Lev-Ha-Migrate, Kiryat-Ata, Shefaram, and Nazareth.

There will be 17 stations on the 50km line, and an end to end journey time of 50 minutes is envisaged.