Haifa – Bet She'an railway line
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| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Haifa – Bet Sche'an or New Jezreel Valley Railway ( Hebrew רַכֶּבֶת עֵמֶק יִזְרְעֶאל Rakkevet ʿEmeq Jizreʿ'el , German , Jezreeltalbahn , or shortרַכֶּבֶת הָעֵמֶק Rakkevet ha-ʿEmeq , German for 'path of the valley' ; English New Jezreel Valley Line ) is a railway line of Rakkevet Israel (RI), the Haifa the Jezreel Valley lengthwise passing with Beit She'an connects. It was reopened in 2016.
history
The connection corresponds to the western section of the former Jezreel Valley Railway Haifa – Darʿā , a branch line of the narrow-gauge Hejaz Railway , which was closed in 1951. Since the 1990s there have been repeated attempts to open up the Jezreel plain with a railway. On the one hand, this is one of the most productive agricultural areas in Israel ; on the other hand, road traffic in the greater Haifa area is heavily congested, particularly by commuters.
In 2011, the planning for the new line had progressed so far that its construction could be put out to tender. Construction began in 2012, was completed in 2016, and test drives took place in July 2016. On August 29, 2016, the line was inaugurated by the Israeli Minister of Transport, Israel Katz . Construction costs were just over $ 1 billion
An extension of the route to the Jordan Bridge and on to Jordan is being considered.
Technical parameters
The 60 km long route is single-track and built in standard gauge . The engineering structures were designed in such a way that the line can be expanded to two tracks and electrified. The line is not yet electrified, so far the RI has only started electrical operation on the Tel Aviv – Jerusalem high-speed line. The electrification should initially cover the main lines, then also extend to smaller lines such as the New Jezreel Railway. The route has three tunnels with a total length of 1 km and 26 bridges with a total length of 5.5 km. In some sections, the new line uses the historic route of the old Jezreel Valley Railway . Great importance was attached to the preservation of the listed buildings on the historic railway line.
In addition to the starting point in Haifa, there are four other train stations . Two additional stations are to be built in the immediate vicinity of Haifa. After the first year of operation, the RI expects 10,000 travelers per day on the route.
business
The scheduled operation was taken after the opening on October 16, 2016th On November 8, 2016, a subsequent “official” opening took place with political celebrities, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . All passengers who got on at the stations along the route traveled for free on the route until November 4, 2016. Trains are also to be linked beyond Haifa to Tel Aviv . A total of 38 public transport bus routes will be linked to the trains at the four train stations along the route .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Noa Shpigel: Train makes inaugural trip. In: Ha'aretz , August 29, 2016. In: HaRakkevet , No. 114 (September 2016), p. 9f
- ^ Sybil Ehrlich: The Valley Line: Test Trains . In: HaRakkevet , No. 114 (September 2016), p. 9.
- ↑ a b c Press release from the Transport and Roads' Safety Ministry. In: HaRakkevet , No. 114 (September 2016), p. 9.
- ↑ Press release from the Ministry of Transport. In: HaRakevet , No. 115 (December 2016), p. 3.
- ^ Sybil Ehrlich: News from the Line (b). In: HaRakevet , No. 115 (December 2016), p. 3.