Goral–Shoket Railway

The Goral–Shoket section is a strategic railway project in the northern Negev comprising approximately 13 km of new track for passenger and freight trains, including a twin-bore tunnel spanning about 4.5 km. With an estimated cost of NIS 2.5–3 billion, the project entails the construction of a railway station and an integrated transport hub in the Kiryat HaModi’in–Shoket area, connections to the existing national rail network, bridges, retaining walls, and systems for drainage and stream regulation.

Upon completion, the section will improve the connectivity of the Shoket–Lakiya and Kiryat HaModi’in area to the national rail network and enable freight train traffic via a route that bypasses Be’er Sheva.

• 13 km of rails
• 4.5 km of tunneling
• NIS 3 billion
• Statutory plan: NOP 31/א/1/2/21