JLRT

National leaders in public transportation

Restoring and renewing the cityscape

State of the art LRT network

National leaders in public transportation

Restoring and renewing the cityscape

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2040: A Vision of Jerusalem LRT Transportation

The light rail network in Jerusalem is designed to:

Transform Israel's capital and largest metropolis into a national leader in public transportation.
Restore and renew the city's urban environment and contribute to the city’s future development.
Enable residents and visitors to benefit from an advanced, accessible, reliable, and safe light rail network.

Modal split

40% of people using motorized transportation in Jerusalem will choose to use the public transportation network on a daily basis.

Walkability

650K of the city’s residents will benefit from an LRT station located approximately 500 meters away.

Urban renewal

23k new housing units, business centers development and infrastructure projects to benefit from the LRT.

Connectivity

The LRT will be the backbone of the city’s public transportation network.

The Jerusalem LRT Network

	Red Corridor	Green Corridor	Blue Corridor
Track Length (km)	21.5	20	31 (2.5 Underground)
Number of Stations	36	41	53 (3 Underground)
Number of Rectifier Rooms	17	19	13
Number of Junctions	84	89	68
Depot & Stabling	French Hill Depot: Capacity - 71 vehicles Neve Yaakov Stabling: Capacity - 24 vehicles Network: Secondary OCC	Lot 25 Depot: Capacity - 50 vehicles Network: Primary OCC	Malha Depot: Capacity - 122 vehicles Blue Line: Secondary OCC
Rolling Stock	100% low floor vehicles Complex traction package for enabling ascent on 9% slopes Doors on double-sided vehicles Bi directional vehicles

The Blue line at a glance

The Blue Line will include about 31 km of new tracks, of which about 2.5 km will form part of an underground section with 3 stations.

The Malha depot will serve as the main stabling facility for the 122 Blue Line vehicles and will include an OCC which will serve as a backup OCC for the Blue Line.

The line will connect to the main network OCC at the Lot 25 Depot.

3 Service Lines

Line 1: from the northern end of Ramot, one of Jerusalem's largest neighborhoods, through the major high tech and industry hub in Har- Hotzvim and and ending in Gilo

Line 2: from the Hebrew University campus on Mount Scopus in the north, through the city center, to the Malha industrial and leisure complex.

Line 3: from the Hadassa Ein Kerem Medical center in the west to Talpiot/Armon Hanaziv in the east, passing through residential, industrial and business focal points.

Length

31 km

Passengers per day

250

thousand

Number of Stations

Including 3 underground stations

Underground Segments

2.5 km

Depot & Stabling

122

vehicles

The Blue Line Tender

The Blue Line tender will follow a PPP scheme, similar to that of the J-Net, with the aim of optimising the advantages of each stakeholder.

All Blue Line vehicles will be stabled and maintained at dedicated depot and stabling facilities which will be constructed by the Blue Line Project Company.

Blue Line Infra 1 works are already underway, emphasizing the importance of this project to Jerusalem residents.

Estimated Timeline

2020

Issuing of the PQ

April 2020

2021

Announcement of shortlist of qualified bidders

First half of 2021

2021

Issuing of the RFP

First half of 2021

2022

Selection of winning bidder and execution of the Agreement

First half of 2022

2023

Issuing of NTP

2023

Procurement Strategy

JTMT has developed a unique procurement strategy which optimizes the risk allocation between the private and public sectors, capitalising on the advantages and core capabilities of each sector.

This procurement strategy has been adopted by the Government of Israel in most of its mass transportation projects and was part of the Government of Israel Decision No. 1838 from August 11th 2016.

The owner of the project is responsible for the Infra #1 work

The contractor/project company shall execute Infra#2

Laying infrastructure for your success

The winning consortium will have all the project's infrastructure ready to go:

Detailed design

Preparation of infrastructure for the rails

Final geometry of the street

Work and construction permits

Design of prioritization at traffic lights

Approved traffic arrangements

Main Assumptions& Characteristics

Experience in complex PPP projects and financial closing processes
Experience in construction and operation of at grade LRT lines and LRT Networks
Experience in supplying a significant amount of LRT vehicles to LRT projects
Experience in construction works in urban environments and interfaces with public authorities
Experience in operation and maintenance of LRT networks with hundreds of thousands of passengers per day
Experience in operation and maintenance of LRT lines with intersections that include crossing and interface with private and public transportationExperience in operation and maintenance of LRT networks with hundreds of thousands of passengers per day
Experience in coordination and integration of complex LRT projects that include, at the same time, operation of existing lines, construction of new lines and integration of new lines into an existing infrastructure
Experience in hand-over of existing LRT lines

BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE RFI PROCESS WE WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS INTENDED TO FORM PART OF THE .TENDER TO BE ISSUED TO BIDDERS

Jerusalem: leading Israel’s public transportation revolution

Jerusalem – Israel’s capital and largest metropolis was the first to offer LRT services in 2012 to its residents and visitors; they have loved it ever since!

170K passenger trips per day

Jaffa Road is ranked 2nd most successful business street in Israel thanks to the LRT

Housing prices along the Redline route have risen by 60-80% over the past decade

About JTMT

Light rail Awards

The Jerusalem Transport Management Team was established by the Ministry of Transport and the Jerusalem Municipality and has been operating for more than four decades. The team researches the terrain and then plans, outlines and advances transportation systems in Metropolitan Jerusalem by means of surveys, information systems and models imaging transportation scenarios developed with some of the world’s top consultants, all with an eye to making transportation as adaptable as possible to the present and future needs of the residents and visitors to the city.

Forty years of activity have afforded the team experience, knowledge and a level of professionalism that have won it international awards and the appreciation of planners both in Israel and across the world.

The team continues to strive to implement its plans for Jerusalem and to adapt the city’s transportation infrastructure to its changing needs.

The needs of the residents of metropolitan Jerusalem are always at the forefront of the minds of the members of the Transport Management Team - how to get to work, school, government offices and shopping centers in the most convenient way - and then return home safely.

All these needs are taken into account during planning. The work plan is based on an advanced method of accumulating relevant and up-to-date information on the different needs of residents and visitors to the metropolis.

This method involves using surveys and meetings with members of the public who are encouraged to give expression to their wishes and needs.

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We collected relevant documents, that can be downloaded here

For any specific request please contact us at Blue_Line@jtmt.gov.il

It is hereby clarified that the binding and updated version of the Pre-Qualification Documents is found on the website of the Government Procurement Administration, and in case of a conflict between Pre-Qualification Documents found elsewhere and Pre-Qualification Documents found on said website, the documents found on said website shall be binding.