25.09.2012                      09.Tischrei. 5773                       Erew Jom Kippur

Jerusalemer Strassenbahn:

Israel Rail says infrastructure for line to Ariel too costly

The project was to be the first part of a rail line from Rosh Ha'ayin to the West Bank city of Nablus; light railway proposed instead.

Israel Railways has informed the Transportation Ministry that the cost of a proposed new train line from Rosh Ha'ayin to Ariel is not feasible economically. The agency has proposed building a light railway instead….