The contract covers the installation of track, signalling and telecommunications, and tunnel safety systems on the following lines:
- Haifa – Beit She'an (68km)
- Acre – Carmiel (22km), and
- Herzilya – Kfar Saba (18km)
Four bidders participated in the tender and one other consortium, comprising TSO (France), Indra, (Spain) and TAN Eathmoving Works (Israel) reached the prequalification stage.
The Acre – Carmiel and Tel Aviv – Kfar Saba lines will be the first sections of the Israel Railways network to be electrified.
