The Green Line is the second line of the

Jerusalem Light Rail Jerusalem Light Rail ( he, הרכבת הקלה בירושלים, ''HaRakevet HaKala Birushalayim'', ar, قطار القدس الخفيف, ''Qiṭār Al-Quds Al-Khafīf'') is a light rail system in Jerusalem. Currently, the Red Line is the o ...

, under construction as of 2018, with completion of the full line expected by 2025. The Green Line will link the two campuses of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and continue south via Pat junction to

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. It will pass the terminus of the

Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway (also higher-speed railway to Jerusalem, Plan A1, and Railway 29) is a railway line connecting the city of Tel Aviv in Israel with Jerusalem. The line serves as the main rail link between Tel Aviv and Jerus ...

, then cross the existing Red Line tram route and run to

Mount Scopus Mount Scopus ( he, הַר הַצּוֹפִים ', "Mount of the Watchmen/ Sentinels"; ar, جبل المشارف ', lit. "Mount Lookout", or ' "Mount of the Scene/Burial Site", or ) is a mountain (elevation: above sea level) in northeast Je ...

. There will be 35 stops, and ridership is predicted at 200,000 passengers/day. The line was approved by the Jerusalem city council in June 2016, with tenders to be issued shortly after. A 60 million

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tender has been issued to start infrastructure work and buildings support walls, development, and paving work along the route. The full tender for operation is estimated at 10 billion NIS is in pre-selection phase. Moriah Jerusalem Development CEO Doron Noiwirt stated, "At least three more tenders for the next sections of the Green Line will be issued in 2017". Only two consortia submitted bids for the line's construction after the Alstom-Dan-Electra consortium pulled out. The tender was won in August 2019 by TransJerusalem J-Net Ltd., owned by Shapir Engineering and Spanish rail firm CAF.

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The Green Line - תוכנית אב לתחבורה
{{Urban public transport in Israel Light rail in Israel

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