'This is an historic day' | JPost

Minor delays as 40,000 people ride Israel's first light rail; NIS 4 billion Jerusalem tram took more than a decade to complete.

More than 40,000 people crowded onto 14 light rail trains on Friday as Jerusalem inaugurated the country’s first light rail, a day which was more than a decade and NIS 4 billion in the making.

There were minor delays and technical issues, mostly due to the sheer number of people trying to travel on the train’s first day of operation. Read more »