The consortium formed by the CAF Group and the construction company Saphir is awarded the Jerusalem tram project

The total volume of the operation exceeds 1.800 million euros

The project is scheduled to start this year and the new network will be fully operational in 2025.

The consortium Trans Jerusalem J-Net Ltd, formed by the CAF Group and the builder Shapir has been selected by the authority JTMT (Jerusalem Transportation Masterplan Team) as winner of the light rail project Jerusalem. The total volume of the operation exceeds 1.800 million euros.

The project, developed under the PPP (Public Private Project) modality, includes the construction of 27 new kilometers of track, 53 new stations and several depots, which encompass both the extension of the current Red Line by 6,8 kilometers, as well as the construction of the new Green Line that will have a 20,6-kilometer route. Likewise, the contract includes the design and supply of 114 new Urbos trams for the new Green Line and the rehabilitation of the 46 units that currently serve the existing Red Line.

The selected consortium will complete its scope in the project with the supply of the signaling, energy and communications systems, as well as the operation and maintenance of both lines, in the case of system operation for a period of 15, with the possibility extension, being 25 years for maintenance activity.

The amount of the supply portion for Grupo CAF exceeds 500 million euros and covers both the supply of the new units and the rehabilitation of the existing ones, the supply of the signaling, energy and communications systems, the integration of the project, to which must be added the 50% participation in the SPV company that will manage the operation and maintenance activity of the two lines and whose business volume in the contracted period is estimated at approximately 1.000 million euros.

The project is scheduled to begin this year and the new network will be fully operational in 2025.

It should be noted that the TransJerusalem J-Net Ltd consortium was selected over the other bidding group, which was made up of the companies Shikun & Binui and Egged (Israel), CRRC (China), Comsa (Spain), Efatec (Portugal) and MPK (Poland).

Currently, the Red Line tram is 13,8 km long and has 23 stations along its route. It was inaugurated in 2011 and transports an average of more than 145.000 passengers per day. The expansion of this line as well as the construction of the new one will help provide the Israeli city with a more efficient and complete railway network for the transportation of all its inhabitants.

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