People walk on the platform at Israel's new high-speed rail line station at Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel opened a high-speed rail link between Tel Aviv's international airport and Jerusalem on Tuesday, part of a $2 billion project that has drawn Palestinian complaints over its route through small parts of the occupied West Bank.
The train will cut travel time between Ben-Gurion Airport and a new, 80-metre-(260-foot)-deep underground terminal at the entrance to Jerusalem to around 20 minutes. By road, the trip takes at least 40 minutes.
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