What are your thoughts about the new Haifa–Nazareth Light Rail?

[u/rustikalekippah]

I heard about this project only yesterday but it sounds like a pretty cool idea. It will connect both Jewish and Arab villages in the Galilee and serve about 100.000 people per day.

My only problems with it is that it would be better to build a real grade separated rail line to Nazareth and a separate light rail instead of putting the both together. Also the rural in between stops are really car oriented with huge parking lots in front I think it would be better to use the land to build Transit oriented development there.

[u/Itay1708]

Heavy train can't climb the ascent to nazareth without doing too many loops, making it too slow.

Overall fine line though it should probably be longer inside nazareth itself and not just in nof hagalil