Editing Transport in Israel (section)

===Light rail/Metro===
[[File:P1020134 Rame sur Jaffa street.JPG|thumb|right|[[Jerusalem Light Rail]] tram on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem]]
The 13-kilometre-long [[Jerusalem Light Rail]] system began operation in August 2011 and is being extended. The [[Tel Aviv Light Rail]], serving Tel Aviv and surrounding cities, has opened its first line, the [[Red Line (Tel Aviv Light Rail)|Red Line]], in August 2023. A significant portion of it is underground, and two other lines are underway, the [[Green Line (Tel Aviv Light Rail)|Green Line]] and [[Purple Line (Tel Aviv Light Rail)|Purple Line]]. A small portion of the Green Line will be underground while the Purple Line will be entirely above-ground. In addition, the [[Tel Aviv Metro]], a subway system which will serve Tel Aviv and neighboring cities in the [[Gush Dan]] area, is planned. It will consist of three lines labelled M1, M2, and M3. The first public opening is expected to occur in 2032.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burroughs |first=David |date=2023-08-18 |title=Tel Aviv Red Line opens |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/tel-aviv-red-line-opens/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=International Railway Journal |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hkgkpgqtd מרימים לתחתית: פרויקט המטרו של גוש דן | תמונת מצב]</ref>

Haifa's [[Carmelit]], an underground [[funicular railway]], was Israel's first subway line. It is listed in ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the shortest subway system in the world, being the second smallest track network (after the [[Tünel]] in [[Istanbul]],) but being the smallest "system" by virtue of being the only urban rail network in the city. The [[Haifa–Nazareth railway]], a planned light rail system from [[Haifa]] to [[Nazareth]], which will serve numerous cities and towns along the route, is planned to open in 2025. In August 2023, the construction of the [[Beersheba Light Rail]] was approved. The system will serve the city of Beersheba, as well as several towns and a military base near the city. It is expected to be completed in 2033.<ref>[https://www.railjournal.com/regions/middle-east/beer-sheva-light-rail-project-to-proceed/ Be’er Sheva light rail project to proceed]</ref>