Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with Minister of Transportation and Road Safety Miri Regev, Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich , Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Lion, and other government officials, inaugurated Sunday morning the upgraded extension of the Red Line of the Jerusalem Light Rail, near the new station at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.

As part of the upgrade and extension of the Red Line, it now connects all parts of the city, from Neve Yaakov and Pisgat Zeev in the north to Hadassah Ein Kerem in the south. Now patients and their families can Their families, as well as medical staff and employees, can reach Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, considered one of the largest and leading in Israel, conveniently and quickly.

It also provides a service for several Arab neighborhoods in northern Jerusalem.

The upgrade of the Red Line is expected to add about 30,000 trips per day, with high frequency. Passengers will benefit from comfortable and spacious stations, smart signage with real-time information, and advanced ticketing systems. The operation of the upgraded Red Line will improve accessibility, reduce traffic congestion, and upgrade the public transportation system in the capital – and this is just the beginning.

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