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This article is about the public transport aerial tramway connecting HaMifratz Central Bus Station with the University of Haifa. For the tourist orientated cable car in the west of the city, see Bat Galim cable car.
Rakavlit
Map
Interactive map of Rakavlit
Overview
StatusOperating
LocationHaifa, Israel
TerminiHaMifratz Central Bus Station
University of Haifa
No. of stations6
Open2022 (2022)
Operation
OperatorCable Express
Technical features
Line length4.4 km

The Rakavlit (Hebrew: רַכַּבְלִית), a diminutive of רכבל, meaning 'cable car', and itself a contraction of רכבת, 'train', and כבל, 'cable'), is a gondola lift that is a part of Haifa's expanded public transport system complementing the existing city bus and Metronit BRT lines.[1]

The cable car serves 6 stations, only three of which are open for passenger use. Its route runs from the HaMifratz Central Bus Station and public transit hub at the foot of Mount Carmel to the Technion and then onto the University of Haifa, for a total distance of 4.4 kilometres and an elevation gain of 460m. Most of the passengers are students. Total travel time from the Check Post Junction to the University of Haifa is around 19 minutes.[2]

The cable car was named through a competition open to schools in the Haifa municipality. A similar contest was held in 2010 to choose the name of Haifa's Metronit lines.[2]

The Yefeh Nof municipal development company began work on the system in June 2017.[3] Original estimates indicated that the project would cost an estimated 280 million NIS.[4] It is part of a wider plan to address traffic congestion in Haifa, and in particular, on the two university campuses. All discounts presently available on other transit systems are available on the cable car, which is also fully accessible to individuals with disabilities.[2] Non-discounted tickets cost ₪8 for a one-way trip.[5]

The system is served by 148 fully-accessible cable cars that each hold up to ten passengers; 8 sitting and 2 standing.[6] The cable cars depart from the stations every 15 seconds. The total passenger capacity is up to 2,400 passengers per hour in each direction. Announcements are made in Hebrew, English, and Arabic before entry into each of the 3 passenger-served stations. While in passenger-served stations, doors automatically open. The cars do not have air conditioning, although they do have windows that can be opened from the inside. The journey from the Haifa Bay Central Station (Merkazit HaMifratz) to the Technion takes about 10 minutes, and another 9 minutes from the Technion to the University of Haifa.[7]

Test runs began on the cable car line in April 2021,[8] with a planned opening date of October 10, 2021. However, media reports the following day indicated that while all infrastructure was complete, a dispute had arisen with Doppelmayr Cable Car, the Austrian cable car manufacturer which was delaying the inauguration of the service.[9] According to official statements from the Israeli Ministry of Transportation, the dispute was contractual in nature, while inside sources believed the dispute was financial in nature, with Doppelmayr demanding a further 20 million Euros in payment before they activate the system.[10] The cable car line was finally opened in April 2022.

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  1. ^ Fadi Eyadat (January 11, 2008). "First came the Carmelit, then the Metronit - and now Haifa 'welcomes' the cable car". Haaretz. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "לאוניברסיטה ובחזרה: הצצה לרכבל הציבורי הראשון בישראל - וואלה! חדשות". וואלה! חדשות (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  3. ^ Haifa Economic Corporation
  4. ^ "לאוניברסיטה ובחזרה: הצצה לרכבל הציבורי הראשון בישראל - וואלה! חדשות". וואלה! חדשות (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  5. ^ "תעריפי רב קו בחיפה והקריות: חופשי חודשי, יומי ועוד - כבל אקספרס". Cable Express - כבל אקספרס (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  6. ^ "אודות כבל אקספרס: מי אנחנו?". Cable Express - כבל אקספרס (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  7. ^ כרנתינג'י, סמר עודה- (2021-10-11). "הרכבלית בחיפה היתה אמורה להיפתח לציבור אמש (א) • הכל כבר מוכן, אז מדוע נדחתה הפעלתה?". חי פה - חדשות חיפה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  8. ^ ראב"ד, אחיה (2021-04-13). "הקרוניות כבר נעות - פרויקט הרכבל בחיפה נכנס לשלב ההרצה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  9. ^ כרנתינג'י, סמר עודה- (2021-10-11). "הרכבלית בחיפה היתה אמורה להיפתח לציבור אמש (א) • הכל כבר מוכן, אז מדוע נדחתה הפעלתה?". חי פה - חדשות חיפה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  10. ^ "הפעלת הרכבלית בחיפה תקועה: כמה כסף דורשת החברה האוסטרית?". mynethaifa (in Hebrew). 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-13.

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