Here it comes: The government today (Monday) approved the first two lines in the future metro system: line M1S and line M3. The network, promoted by NATA, contains 4 lines, 145 km long and 109 stations long. The system is expected to provide service to about 2 million people a day.
The Metro is a metropolitan train that travels underground in dedicated tunnels and is powered by electricity. The metro will travel in complete separation from other transportation systems, but will launch them at many stations along the route.
Line M1S It is a line about 45 km long and contains 31 stations. The line is part of the M1 line out of the metropolis from north to south. Ramla and Lod and a western arm along Rishon Lezion, Ness Ziona and Rehovot.
The line is expected to serve the development plan Ben Zvi Campus, Development Plan H / 500 in Holon, Azrieli Mall in Rishon LeZion, Shamir Hospital (Assaf Harofe), Ayalon Prison Prison, the extensive residential complexes that are currently planned and located on the site of the evacuating Zrifin Camp, Ness Ziona Science Park Industrial Area Rehovot, the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University, the Weizmann Institute, Kaplan Hospital, and the North Lod area and more. Along the line, many plans are currently underway for urban renewal and urban density, such as in the cities of Lod, Ramla, Holon and Rishon Lezion.
Metro line M3 Is a semi-ring line that connects the metro lines and other mass transit lines in the Gush Dan metropolitan area, and creates a perimeter network structure with a total length of approximately 39 km. The line is divided into a main line and a branch to Ben Gurion Airport. 25 stations will be built along it.
Route of the M3 line Passes through Bat Yam, Holon, Azor, Or Yehuda, Kiryat Ono, Petah Tikva, Givat Shmuel, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ramat Hasharon, Herzliya, Ramat Gan. The line is expected to serve major industrial and employment centers such as the Herzliya IDF, the Ramat Hachayal IDF, the Kiryat Aryeh IDF and Tel Hashomer Hospital.
Both programs were promoted in the National Infrastructure Committee in the Planning Administration. Two additional lines (M1N, M2) are still in the advanced statutory planning process and will be brought for government approval upon completion. In parallel with the planning, Nata is preparing for the chain’s implementation process through huge tenders that will integrate Israeli and international companies.
The metro route and the location of its stations have been designed in a way that takes into account additional transportation systems: Israel Railways, the light rail (Dunkel), bus lines and more. The three metro lines in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area will operate as a subway, which will provide a solution in 24 different local authorities from Rehovot to Raanana.
The Metro project is the largest infrastructure project currently being promoted in the State of Israel and is expected to be completed in 2040.