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Light Rail Line to Be Extended from Tel Aviv to Rishon LeZion

Israel's Red Line light rail to extend from Tel Aviv to Rishon LeZion with four new elevated stations, following a memorandum of understanding between.

December 25, 2025 at 12:00 am Gil Tanenbaum Breaking News

Jerusalem, 25 December, 2025 (TPS-IL) — A preliminary memorandum of understanding was signed between the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Finance, and the Municipality of Rishon LeZion, for the extension of the Red Line of the light rail to that city.

The Red Line will be extended south from Bat Yam to Rishon LeZion, and will include four new elevated stations. This is the first time such an agreement has been signed that includes a partnership between government agencies – Transportation, Treasury, National Transportation Safety Board – and a local authority.

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