Private company

Cfir Light Rail

Logo: cfir.co.il3

Operator of the Jerusalem Light Rail since 20211

Cfir Light Rail (Hebrew: כפיר רכבת קלה), also known by the brand name Cfir, is a privately held company operating the Red Line of the Jerusalem Light Rail since April 2021, replacing the CityPass consortsium. Cfir is jointly owned by the Spanish railway company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) and the Israeli Shapir Engineering and Industry.2 It is part of Shapir Engineering And Industry Ltd.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Alexlal24, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Cfir Light Rail (Hebrew: כפיר רכבת קלה), also known by the brand name Cfir, is a privately held company operating the Red Line of the Jerusalem Light Rail since April 2021, replacing the CityPass consortsium. Cfir is jointly owned by the Spanish railway company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) and the Israeli Shapir Engineering and Industry.2

Corporate structure

Cfir Light Rail is part of a group headed by Shapir Engineering And Industry Ltd. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2019Founded Founded1

Sources

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