Your Guide to Tel Aviv’s New Metro System
Metro systems are an essential part of any world-class city, with the first one being built in 1863 in London. The benefits of a rapid transit system are many, from being a greener and faster alternative to buses and cars, creating public jobs, higher capacity for commuters to get from point A to B, less land use, and overall lower cost of infrastructure maintenance for the cities that host them.
Now the Tel Aviv metropolitan area is joining the club with its very own highly developed rapid transit system consisting of both light-rail and subway tracks. The history of the the Tel Aviv metro system is long, first being proposed in 1960’s, with two stations even being built at the Shalom Tower and the Carmel Market, though tracks were never laid. In 2000 the plan was green lit yet again, with works beginning on the first line in 2009.