30.01.2012                      06.Schwat. 5772

Neue Eisenbahnlinie:

Cabinet examining plan for Med-Red railway

Jerusalem could invite China to help build rail link between Eilat and northern Israel.

The cabinet yesterday began examining a plan for building railway links between the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts, which would create a new route for Europe-Asia trade that could compete with the Suez Canal. Establishing passenger train service through the desert, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted, would also mean the southern Red Sea resort of Eilat would be just two hours away from Tel Aviv, 350 kilometers to the northwest.
The cabinet is expected to vote on the plan at next week's meeting….