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First Purple Line cars arrive in Israel after vandalism in Spain
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67% centerFirst reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jun 15, 2026
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What happened
Four Purple Line rail cars arrived at Haifa Port and will soon be transferred for testing and preparation. NTA says the project remains on schedule for a 2028 opening despite recent sabotage of six other cars in Spain.
- 01Four Purple Line cars were unloaded at Haifa Port on Monday night.
- 02Six other cars were sabotaged in Spain one week earlier.
- 03NTA says the 2028 opening target is not expected to slip.
- 04The line will run about 29 kilometers and serve 260,000 riders daily.
- 05Yodfat Afek Arzi called the delivery an important milestone.
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