Friday saw the start of passenger services on the Jerusalem Light Rail, which has taken more than a decade to complete the first line at a cost of more than 4 billion Shekels.
On the first day of service 40,000 people used the service, with an expected 100,000 passengers a day on weekdays.
The train rides are being offered free of charge for the first few weeks of operation but will than cost 6.40 a ride, the same as a bus journey in Jerusalem.
On the first day of service 40,000 people used the service, with an expected 100,000 passengers a day on weekdays.
The train rides are being offered free of charge for the first few weeks of operation but will than cost 6.40 a ride, the same as a bus journey in Jerusalem.
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