Carmelit
The Carmelit (Hebrew: כַּרְמְלִית) is the first rapid transit rail system in Israel. It opened in 1959 after three years of building. It was closed from 1986 to 1992 for renovations. The metro has only one line, which runs from the city's port level to Mount Carmel.
 Carmelit כרמלית | |
|---|---|
 The new Carmelit - Train No 1. | |
| Overview | |
| Type | Funicular Subway |
| Status | In service |
| Locale | Haifa |
| Termini | Carmel Center Downtown |
| Stations | 6 |
| Services | 1 |
| Ridership | 732,664 (2012)[1] |
| Website | www.carmelithaifa.co.il |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Owner | Haifa Municipality |
| Operator(s) | The Carmelit Haifa Company Ltd. |
| Character | 1 |
| Rolling stock | 4 Von Roll (now Doppelmayr) funicular cars 2 per train |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Track gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.[2]Template:Discuss |
| Operating speed | 28 km/h (17 mph) |
| Highest elevation | 268 m (879 ft) above sea level |
The system is named after Mount Carmel.
Gallery
References
- ↑ Eyal Lerman (February 7, 2013) (in HE). זינוק של 20% בנסיעה בכרמלית. MyNet. http://www.mynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4341841,00.html. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ↑ Railway Station Lists
Other websites
Media related to Carmelit at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Carmelit information (in Hebrew). Also available on the municipality's site.
- Map of Carmelit route and area around it Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Pictures of Carmelit stations and cars Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
