http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/01/jerusalem-tel-aviv-israel-train/ A sustainable news site on the Middle East Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:51:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/01/jerusalem-tel-aviv-israel-train/#comment-162 Hillel Schenker Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:53:34 +0000 http://70.47.232.211/~karink/?p=819#comment-162 A very moving and green description. The problem is that anyone who wants a functional trip from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, can't afford the at least two hours if not more that this trip requires, when an intercity bus or sherut takes an average of between 50 minutes and an hour. In addition, the Malha station is very out of the way for anyone in the center of Jerusalem. The old train station near the Khan and the entrance to Emek Refaiim was a much better location. It's a scandal that there is no direct, rapid train connection between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in 2008. The only time I used the current line is when the Orange anti-disengagement camp threatened to throw oil and nails on the inter-city Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway to disrupt traffic. That happened to coincide with my son's graduation from high school in Tel Aviv, and to guarantee I could get from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv in time, I took the train. I left myself a 3 hour leeway, and just managed to arrive at the beginning of the cermony. So meanwhile, like almost all commuters, I will pass on the scenic route in favor of time-saving efficiency. Hillel A very moving and green description. The problem is that anyone who wants a functional trip from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, can’t afford the at least two hours if not more that this trip requires, when an intercity bus or sherut takes an average of between 50 minutes and an hour. In addition, the Malha station is very out of the way for anyone in the center of Jerusalem. The old train station near the Khan and the entrance to Emek Refaiim was a much better location.
It’s a scandal that there is no direct, rapid train connection between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in 2008.
The only time I used the current line is when the Orange anti-disengagement camp threatened to throw oil and nails on the inter-city Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway to disrupt traffic. That happened to coincide with my son’s graduation from high school in Tel Aviv, and to guarantee I could get from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv in time, I took the train. I left myself a 3 hour leeway, and just managed to arrive at the beginning of the cermony.
So meanwhile, like almost all commuters, I will pass on the scenic route in favor of time-saving efficiency.
Hillel

]]> http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/01/jerusalem-tel-aviv-israel-train/#comment-161 shmoving Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:27:36 +0000 http://70.47.232.211/~karink/?p=819#comment-161 Take a long shot guess, Does'nt Israel have the technological capacity to have a modern and high speed railway system? who do you think has the interest and power to prevent it? (not so difficult qustion)... Take a long shot guess,
Does’nt Israel have the technological capacity to have a modern and high speed railway system?
who do you think has the interest and power to prevent it? (not so difficult qustion)…

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