Tevel Metro
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Native name | תבל מטרו |
|---|---|
| Company type | Privately held company |
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 3 March 2017  |
| Headquarters | Israel |
Area served | Gush Dan |
| Services | Operation of the Red, Green and Purple lines of the Tel Aviv Light Rail |
| Owner | Egged Group |
Number of employees | 500 (2025) |
| Parent | Egged, Shenzhen Metro, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation |
Tevel Metro (Hebrew: תבל מטרו) is a privately held company operating the Red Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail since it started operating in August 2023. The company was established in 2017 as a corporate group containing the Israeli bus company Egged (51%) and the Chinese Shenzhen Metro (30%) and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (19%).[1] It is part of Egged Group.[2]
The company won the tenders to operate all 3 lines of the Dankal system; First, it won the Red Line tender in August 2017[3] for a term of a decade, with an option to extend for additional 6 years.[4] Then, on 12 March 2025, it secured the tenders to operate the Green and Purple lines for a decade, with an option to extend for an additional decade.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ לביא, גליה; דיין, אופיר (30 August 2023). "הרכבת הקלה והמעורבות הסינית" HaRakevet HaKala VehaMeoravut HaSinit [The Light Rail and the Chinese Involvement]. INSS (in Hebrew). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "תבל מטרו" [Tevel Metro]. Egged (in Hebrew). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ אלון, רותם (5 September 2021). "אגד צפויה להפעיל את הקו הראשון של הרכבת הקלה" Egged Tzfuyah Lehaf'il Et HaKav HaRishon Shel HaRakevet HaKala [Egged is expected to operate the first line of the light rail]. Calcalist (in Hebrew). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ גוטמן, ליאור (2 August 2017). "אגד ושתי חברות סיניות זכו במכרז ההפעלה של הרכבת הקלה בתל אביב" Egged Ushetey Hevrot Siniyot Zachu BeMichraz HaHaf'ala Shel HaRakevet HaKala BeTel Aviv [Egged and two Chinese companies won the operation tender for the light rail in Tel Aviv]. Calcalist. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ Zagrizak, Asaf (13 March 2025). "Egged wins tender to operate TA light rail Purple, Green Lines". Globes. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
External links
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Articles
[edit]- תורג'מן, מאיר (15 August 2023). "לקראת פתיחת הקו האדום: הסכם קיבוצי לעובדי "תבל מטרו" שמפעילה את הרכבת" Likrat Ptikhat HaKav HaAdom: Heskem Kibutzi LeOvdei "Tevel Metro" Shemafeelah Et HaRakevet [Ahead of the opening of the Red Line: a collective agreement for the employees of "Tevel Metro" which operates the train]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ראובן, יפעת (23 April 2025). "המדינה צפויה לפצות את זכיינית הרכבת הקלה בגוש דן על רקע מספר הנוסעים הנמוך" HaMedina Tzfuyah Lefatzot Et Zachyanit HaRakevet HaKala BeGush Dan Al Rek'a Mispar HaNos'im HaNamukh [The state is expected to compensate the light rail franchisee in Gush Dan due to the low number of passengers]. TheMarker.
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