Editing Haifa (section)

===Public transportation===
[[File:The New Carmelit 08-10-2018.jpg|thumb|upright|right|The Carmelit is currently Israel's only subway system.]]
Haifa is served by six railway stations and the [[Carmelit]], currently Israel's only subway system (another is planned in Tel Aviv). The [[Nahariya]]–Tel Aviv [[Coastal railway line, Israel|Coastal Railway]] main line of [[Israel Railways]] runs along the coast of the Gulf of Haifa and has six stations within the city. From south-west to north-east, these stations are: [[Haifa Hof HaCarmel Railway Station|Haifa Hof HaCarmel]], [[Haifa Bat Galim Railway Station|Haifa Bat Galim]], [[Haifa Center HaShmona Railway Station|Haifa Merkaz HaShmona]], [[HaMifrats Central Railway Station|HaMifrats Central]], [[Hutzot HaMifratz Railway Station|Hutzot HaMifratz]] and [[Kiryat Haim Railway Station|Kiryat Haim]]. Together with the [[Kiryat Motzkin Railway Station]] in the northern suburb [[Kiryat Motzkin]], they form the Haifa – Krayot suburban line ("Parvarit").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israrail.org.il/english/travel/map.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301032459/http://www.israrail.org.il/english/travel/map.html |archive-date=1 March 2007 |title=Railway Map |publisher=Israel Railways |access-date=22 February 2008}}</ref> There are direct trains from Haifa to Tel Aviv, [[Ben Gurion International Airport]], [[Beersheba]], [[Hadera]], [[Herzliya]], [[Modi'in]], [[Nahariya]], [[Karmiel]], Akko, [[Kiryat Motzkin]], [[Binyamina]], [[Lod]], [[Ramla]], [[Beit Shemesh]] and others.

Haifa's [[Bus|intercity bus]] connections are operated almost exclusively by the [[Egged (company)|Egged]] bus company, which operates two terminals:
* [[HaMifratz Central Bus Station]], adjacent to the HaMifrats Central Railway Station
* Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station, adjacent to the Hof HaCarmel Railway Station
Lines to the North of the country use HaMifratz Central Bus Station and their coverage includes most towns in the North of Israel. Lines heading south use [[Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station]].

Destinations directly reachable from Hof HaCarmel CBS include Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, [[Eilat]], [[Ra'anana|Raanana]], [[Netanya]], [[Hadera]], [[Zikhron Ya'akov]], [[Atlit (modern town)|Atlit]], [[Tirat Carmel]], Ben Gurion International Airport and intermediate communities. There are also three Egged lines that have their terminus in the [[Ramat Vizhnitz]] neighborhood and run to [[Jerusalem]], [[Bnei Brak]] and Ashdod. These used to be "''[[mehadrin bus lines|mehadrin]]''" (i.e. gender segregated) lines.

All urban lines are run by Egged. There are also [[share taxi]]s that run along some bus routes but do not have an official schedule. In 2006, Haifa implemented a trial network of neighborhood mini-buses – named "Shkhunatit" and run by Egged.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150885952889&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |title=Egged to start minibus project in Haifa |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=9 June 2006 |access-date=22 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718110005/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150885952889&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |archive-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> In December 2012, [[GetTaxi]], an app and taxi service which allows users to hail a cab using their smartphone without contacting the taxi station (by identifying and summoning the closest taxi) began operating. In the current initial phase, 50 taxis from the service are operating in Haifa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000803404&fid=1725 |title=GetTaxi extends service to Haifa |work=Globes |date=4 December 2012 |access-date=13 October 2013 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528161926/https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000803404 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Metronit track.jpg|thumb|Completed [[Metronit]] track in downtown Haifa]]
Haifa and the Krayot suburbs also have a new [[Phileas (public transport)|Phileas concept]] [[bus rapid transit]] system called the Metronit. These buses, operating with [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid]] engines, follow optical strips embedded in designated lanes of roads, providing tram-like public transportation services. The Metronit consists of 100 18-meter buses, each with the capacity for 150 passengers, operating along {{cvt|40|km|0}} of designated roadways.<ref>{{cite web |last=Friedman |first=Ron |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Haifa-to-get-new-Metronit-Bus-Rapid-Transit-system-by-2011 |title=Haifa to get new 'Metronit' Bus Rapid Transit system by 2011 &#124; JPost &#124; Israel News |date=7 September 2009 |publisher=JPost |access-date=13 October 2013 |archive-date=5 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805154046/http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Haifa-to-get-new-Metronit-Bus-Rapid-Transit-system-by-2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yefenof.co.il/pages/lighTrain.php |title=Metronit |publisher=Yefenof.co.il |access-date=22 February 2008 |language=he |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221164200/http://www.yefenof.co.il/pages/lighTrain.php |archive-date=21 February 2008}}</ref> The new system officially opened on 16 August 2013 serving three lines.

Haifa is one of the few cities in Israel where buses operate on [[Shabbat]].<ref name=frommers>{{cite web |url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/haifa/3709010002.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415053214/http://www.frommers.com/destinations/haifa/3709010002.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2008 |title=Haifa: Planning a Trip |access-date=22 February 2008 |publisher=[[Frommer's|Frommers]]}}</ref> Bus lines operate throughout the city on a reduced schedule from late Saturday morning onwards, and also connect Haifa with Nesher, Tirat Karmel, [[Yokneam Illit|Yokneam]], Nazareth, [[Nazareth Illit]] and intermediate communities. Since the summer of 2008, night buses are operated by Egged in Haifa (line 200) and the [[Krayot (Haifa)|Krayot]] suburbs (line 210).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.egged.co.il/Eng/Main.asp?lngCategoryID=6100 |title=Night buses in Haifa & Krayot at the Egged official website |access-date=19 November 2008 |publisher=Egged |archive-date=11 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611073308/https://www.egged.co.il/Eng/Main.asp?lngCategoryID=6100 |url-status=dead}}</ref> During the summer of 2008 these lines operated 7 nights a week. Since 2013, along with route 1 of the Metronit, they operate 7 nights a week, making Haifa as the only city in Israel with 24/7 public transportation. Haifa is also the only city in Israel to operate a Saturday bus service to the beaches during summer time. Egged lines run during Saturday mornings from many neighborhoods to the [[Dado Beach|Dado]] and Bat Galim beaches, and back in the afternoon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.egged.co.il/Eng/Main.asp?lngCategoryID=6096 |title=Summer routes to the beaches at the Egged official website |access-date=20 November 2008 |publisher=Egged |archive-date=27 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527112602/http://www.egged.co.il/Eng/Main.asp?lngCategoryID=6096 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Haifa cable car.jpg|thumb|A [[Aerial lift|Cable Car]] descending from Mount Carmel to Bat Galim]]
The Haifa subway system is called [[Carmelit]]. It is a subterranean [[funicular]] railway, running from downtown Paris Square to Gan HaEm (Mother's Park) on Mount Carmel.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Carmelit |url=http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c10/159 |access-date=19 February 2008 |publisher=Tour-Haifa.co.il |archive-date=4 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504211823/http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c10/159 |url-status=live}}</ref> With a single track, six stations and two trains, it is listed in ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the world's shortest metro line. The Carmelit accommodates bicycles.

Haifa also has two cable cars. The [[Bat Galim cable car]] consists of six cabins and connects Bat Galim on the coast to the Stella Maris [[Deck (building)|observation deck]] and monastery atop Mount Carmel. It serves mainly tourists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~bazlov/israel/haifa.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119220607/http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~bazlov/israel/haifa.html |archive-date=19 January 2008 |title=Haifa |publisher=[[Weizmann Institute of Science|Weizmann Institute]] |access-date=22 February 2008}}</ref> Opened in April 2022, [[Rakavlit]], the second cable car, is a 4.4-kilometre commuter cable car service, running from HaMifratz Central Bus Station at the foot of Mount Carmel to the Technion, and then to the University of Haifa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.haifa.muni.il/apps/project/infrastructure/cablemifratz.asp |title=אתר עיריית חיפה – פרוייקטים |publisher=.haifa.muni.il |access-date=12 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618062954/http://www1.haifa.muni.il/apps/project/Infrastructure/cablemifratz.asp |archive-date=18 June 2013}}</ref>