Jaffa–Jerusalem railway
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The Jaffa–Jerusalem railway is a historic rail line in Israel that was the first to connect the Mediterranean coast with Jerusalem, significantly shaping the region’s transportation and development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaffa–Jerusalem Railway | 1 |
| Jaffa–Jerusalem railway canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| builtBy | Jaffa–Jerusalem Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concessionGrantedBy | Ottoman authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Jaffa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | standard gauge ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a historic transport landmark in Israel ⓘ |
| inception | 1892 ⓘ |
| influenced | urban development along its route ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | mountain railway ⓘ |
| length | about 86 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mandatory Palestine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
curving alignment through Judean Hills
ⓘ
steep gradients approaching Jerusalem ⓘ |
| openedBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | 1892 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1892 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
British military railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Beit Shemesh area
ⓘ
Lod NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted pilgrimage and tourism to Jerusalem
ⓘ
first railway connecting Mediterranean coast to Jerusalem ⓘ first railway to reach Jerusalem ⓘ important for regional development ⓘ |
| startPoint | Jaffa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
historical alignment partly replaced by newer lines
ⓘ
partly modernized ⓘ |
| terminus |
Jaffa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Jaffa–Jerusalem Railway