Jerusalem

==Transportation==
{{Main|Transport in Jerusalem}}

=== Public transport ===
[[File:Jerusalem Chords Bridge.JPG|thumb|[[Jerusalem Chords Bridge]]|left]]

Jerusalem is served by highly developed communication infrastructures, making it a leading logistics hub for Israel.

The [[Jerusalem Central Bus Station]], located on [[Jaffa Road]], is the busiest bus station in Israel. It is served by [[Egged (company)|Egged Bus Cooperative]], which is the second-largest bus company in the world,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2001/11/Facets%20of%20the%20Israeli%20Economy-%20Transportation |publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |title=Facets of the Israeli Economy – Transportation |date=1 November 2001 |last=Solomon |first=Shoshanna |access-date=14 March 2007}}</ref> The [[Dan Bus Company|Dan]] serves the [[Bnei Brak]]-Jerusalem route along with Egged, and [[Superbus (company)|Superbus]] serves the routes between Jerusalem, [[Modi'in Illit]], and [[Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut]]. The companies operate from [[Jerusalem Central Bus Station]]. Arab neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem and routes between Jerusalem and locations in the [[West Bank]] are served by the [[East Jerusalem Central Bus Station]], a transportation hub located near the Old City's [[Damascus Gate]].

=== Railway ===
The [[Jerusalem Light Rail]] initiated service in August 2011. According to plans, the first rail line will be capable of transporting an estimated 200,000 people daily, and has 23 stops. The route is from Pisgat Ze'ev in the north via the Old City and city centre to Mt. Herzl in the south.
[[File:JLR_26,_Jaffa_Street,_2019_(01).jpg|thumb|[[Jerusalem Light Rail|Light Rail]] tram on [[Jaffa Road]]]]
Another work in progress<ref name=panacea>{{cite news |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1170359814381 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416220150/http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |archive-date=16 April 2009 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |last=Afra |first=Orit |title=Panacea or pain? |date=8 February 2007 |access-date=17 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> is a new [[High-speed railway to Jerusalem|high-speed rail line]] from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which became partially operational in 2018 and is expected to be completed in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/245035 |title=Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train opening delayed until 2019 |last=Lev |first=Tzvi |date=26 April 2018 |website=Israel National News |language=en |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> Its terminus will be a [[Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station|new underground station]] ({{cvt|80|m|ft|0|disp=or}} deep) serving the [[International Convention Center (Jerusalem)|International Convention Centre]] and the Central Bus Station,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://overseas.huji.ac.il/campus.asp?cat=277&in=275 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912175341/http://overseas.huji.ac.il/campus.asp?cat=277&in=275 |archive-date=12 September 2007 |publisher=Rothberg International Station – Hebrew University of Jerusalem |title=Life in Jerusalem – Transportation |access-date=14 March 2007}}</ref> and is planned to be extended eventually to [[Jerusalem Malha Railway Station|Malha station]]. [[Israel Railways]] operates train services to [[Jerusalem Malha Railway Station|Malha train station]] from Tel Aviv via [[Beit Shemesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israrail.org.il/english/travel/jerusalem_m.html |publisher=Israel Railways |title=Jerusalem – Malha |access-date=14 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006053005/http://www.israrail.org.il/english/travel/jerusalem_m.html |archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israrail.org.il/english/travel/map.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006052152/http://www.israrail.org.il/english/travel/map.html |archive-date=6 October 2007 |publisher=Israel Railways |title=Passenger Lines Map |access-date=14 March 2007}}</ref>

[[Highway 50 (Israel)|Begin Expressway]] is one of Jerusalem's major north–south thoroughfares; it runs on the western side of the city, merging in the north with [[Route 443 (Israel)|Route 443]], which continues toward Tel Aviv. [[Highway 60 (Israel)|Route 60]] runs through the centre of the city near the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]] between East and West Jerusalem. Construction is progressing on parts of a {{cvt|35|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} [[beltway|ring road]] around the city, fostering faster connection between the suburbs.<ref name=rings>{{cite news |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1137605873879&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624104929/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1137605873879&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2011 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=19 January 2006 |access-date=17 March 2007 |last=Burstein |first=Nathan |title=Running rings around us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180527974291&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624110449/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180527974291&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2011 |title=Their way or the highway? |author=Gil Zohar |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |access-date=11 June 2007}}</ref> The eastern half of the project was conceptualized decades ago, but reaction to the proposed highway is still mixed.<ref name=rings/>

===Airport===

In the past, Jerusalem was also served by the local [[Atarot Airport|Jerusalem International Airport]], locally known as Atarot Airport. It was the first airport built in the British Mandate of Palestine. Palestinians considered the Atarot Airport as a "symbol of Palestinian sovereignty".<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2021 |title=PA: Jerusalem airport symbol of Palestinian sovereignty |url=https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/pa-jerusalem-airport-symbol-of-palestinian-sovereignty-687548 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> The airport falls beyond Green Line. After 1948 war, it came under control of Jordan. Following the Six Day War of 1967, the airport came under control of Israel.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jerusalem's Posh Airport Had Direct Flights to Iran. This Is What It Looks Like Today |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2021-04-20/ty-article-magazine/jerusalems-posh-airport-now-home-to-weeds-heres-what-it-looks-like/0000017f-dc18-df9c-a17f-fe18f1dd0000 |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=Haaretz |language=en}}</ref> With increase of violence in the [[second intifada]], Atarot Airport ceased operation in 2000. Today Jerusalem is served by [[Ben Gurion Airport]], some {{cvt|50|km|mi|-1|abbr=off}} northwest of the Jerusalem, on the route to Tel Aviv. The [[Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway]] runs non-stop from [[Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station]] to the airport and began operation in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 August 2018 |title=Jerusalem's new high-speed train starts regular trips to Ben Gurion Airport |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalems-new-high-speed-train-starts-regular-trips-to-ben-gurion-airport/ |access-date=1 June 2019 |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref>

Australian businessman [[Kevin Bermeister]] proposed a masterplan of Jerusalem, which also includes the development of an airport for Jerusalem in the [[Jordan Valley]], near [[Jericho]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Edmund |last2=Times |first2=Los Angeles |date=31 August 2012 |title=Investor Kevin Bermeister has big plans for Jerusalem, West Bank |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-aug-31-la-fg-israel-bermeister-qa-20120901-story.html |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The airport is sought to be a joint Israeli-Palestinian airport. Palestinian Prime Minister [[Mohammad Shtayyeh]] have also appealed to Israeli authorities to redevelop the airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2022 |title=Israel's Ramon Airport to open for Palestinian passengers - report |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-713876 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, the Israeli government planned to redevelop Atarot Airport as a joint Israeli–Palestinian airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2021 |title=A New Airport Is Being Proposed to Serve Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/israeli-palestinian-airport |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=Architectural Digest |language=en-US}}</ref> The new Atarot Airport will include two separate Israeli and Palestinian terminals.