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Transport in Israel
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Transportation in Israel is well developed, and is continuously being upgraded to meet the demands of population growth, political factors, the Israel Defense Forces, tourism and increased traffic.
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Israel has an advanced road network spanning ove 17,446 km of roads, of which 144 km are expressways. The network spans all of the country.
Israel has a well developed bus route system, and buses are the country's main form of public transport. The Egged Bus Cooperative, Israel's largest bus company, is the second largest in the world, and operates routes throughout the country.
Each major city or region has its own local bus company, the largest being the Dan Bus Company, operating routes in Gush Dan. Kavim is the next largest.
Bus stations in Israel, other than standalone bus stops, come in two types: terminals (masof, pl. mesofim) and central terminals (tahana merkazit). Each terminal serves a number of routes, usually over a dozen, while a central terminal may serve over a hundred bus routes. The largest central bus terminal in the country is the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station which is also the largest bus terminal in the world.
Israel also has a share taxi service (Hebrew - Sherut), run by several private companies, depending on location, in addition to regular taxicab services.
Israel has 193 km of gas pipelines; 442 km of oil pipelines; and 261 km of pipelines for refined products.
See article about the Trans-Israel pipeline.
On the Gulf of Aqaba:
- Total: 18 ships (1000 GRT or over) totaling 716,382 GRT/845,053 DWT
- Ships by type: Cargo 1, Chemical Tanker 1, Container 16 (2006)
- 53 (2006)
- Total:30
- over 3,047 m:2
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
- 914 to 1,523 m: 10
- under 914 m: 6 (2006)
- Total:23
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
- 914 to 1,523 m: 2
- under 914 m: 20 (2006)
- 3 (2006)
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Bar Yehuda Airfield · Be'er Sheva · Eilat · Ein Yahav · Haifa · Herzliya · Megiddo · Mitzpe Ramon · Pik · Rosh Pina Ben Ya'akov · Tel Aviv Sde Dov · Yotvata
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- Total:899 km
- standard gauge: 899 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
See related article about Israel Railways.
Two light rail systems are in advanced planning stages or under construction in Israel - one in Tel Aviv and one in Jerusalem.
A subway also exists in Haifa, called Carmelit. It is one of the shortest subway lines in the world.
- Ministry of Transport
- General bus route information website, encompassing numerous companies (Hebrew)
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Roads · Highway 1 · Highway 2 · Highway 4 · Highway 5 · Highway 6 · Ayalon Highway (Highway 20) · Bay Expressway (Highway 22) · Highway 40 · Highway 60 · Highway 65 · Highway 70 · Highway 90 · Begin Expressway (Route 404) · Route 431 · Route 443 · Route 471 · Carmel Tunnels Bus · Egged · Dan · Kavim · Metrodan Beersheba · Metropoline · Nateev Express · Superbus · Connex Light Rails, Rapid Transits and BRTs · Tel Aviv Light Rail · Jerusalem Light Rail · Carmelit · Metronit |
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