Train Track Park

Train Track Park
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TypeUrban park
LocationWest Jerusalem
Coordinates31°45′28″N 35°12′48″E / 31.7579°N 35.2134°E / 31.7579; 35.2134
Area80 dunams (0.080 km2; 0.031 sq mi)
Created2010 (2010)
DesignerYair Avigdor, Shlomi Ze'evi
StatusOpen all year
Emek Refaim street and Train Track Park parallel to each other

Train Track Park (Hebrew: פארק המסילה, Park HaMesila) is a rail trail urban park in West Jerusalem. Featuring 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) of walking and biking trails, the park follows the route of the original Jaffa–Jerusalem railway from the Jerusalem Railway Station near the German Colony to Teddy Stadium in Malha. The park is built over – and incorporates in its design – the original railway tracks installed in 1892 and used through 1998. The park has been noted as a symbol of coexistence in the divided city, as it passes through Jewish and Arab neighborhoods and is used by residents of both.