Private company

Tevel Metro

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Israeli public transport operator

Tevel Metro (Hebrew: תבל מטרו) is a privately held company operating the Red Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail since it started operating in August 2023. The company was established in 2017 as a corporate group containing the Israeli bus company Egged (51%), the Chinese Shenzhen Metro (30%) and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (19%).2 It employed 500 people in 2025.1 It is part of Shenzhen Metro Co.,Ltd.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Mar 3, 2017Founded1

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Tevel Metro (Hebrew: תבל מטרו) is a privately held company operating the Red Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail since it started operating in August 2023. The company was established in 2017 as a corporate group containing the Israeli bus company Egged (51%), the Chinese Shenzhen Metro (30%) and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (19%).2

Corporate structure

Tevel Metro is part of a group headed by Shenzhen Metro Co.,Ltd. 3 entities, 2 countries 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

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Employees over time

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Timeline

  1. Mar 3, 2017Founded Founded1

Sources

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