Rail transport in Tunisia
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Rail Transport in Tunisia
is provided by:
- yes - Same gauge - Libya - railways under construction - break-of-gauge
- / until gauge conversion
(some gauge would need to be converted to ).
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
is provided by:
- Tunisian RailwaysTunisian RailwaysThe Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens , abbreviated SNCFT, is the national railway of Tunisia and under the direction of the Ministry of Transport. SNCFT was founded on December 27, 1956. Headquartered in Tunis the company employs about 6000 people...
(SNCFT) - Société des transports de TunisSociété des transports de TunisThe Société des transports de Tunis or Transtu is the parastatal authority to manage public mass transit in the greater Tunis area. It supervises the bus network, the Métro léger de Tunis and the TGM rail link to La Marsa...
, manages commuter trains of the TunisTunisTunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
area including metro light rail and TGMTGMTunis-Goulette-Marsa or TGM is a 19 km Tunisian railway line linking the capital Tunis with La Marsa via La Goulette.The TGM was the first railway in Tunisia and inaugurated in 1872. Since 1905 it has been known as the TGM... - Lézard rougeLézard rougeThe lézard rouge is a historic Tunisian train, once the property of the Bey of Tunis but now used for tourists. It runs from Metlaoui to Redeyef and passes through the Selja Gorge, taking some 40 minutes for the journey. The track was originally used by mining trains carrying phosphates.- External...
, a historical tourist train
Railway links to adjacent countries
AlgeriaRail transport in Algeria
Rail transport in Algeria is operated by the SNTF , the official railway of Algeria.- Railway links to adjacent countries :...
- yes - Same gauge - Libya - railways under construction - break-of-gauge
Break-of-gauge
With railways, a break-of-gauge occurs where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, and freight and passengers must otherwise be transloaded...
- / until gauge conversion
Gauge conversion
In rail transport, gauge conversion is the process of converting a railway from one rail gauge to another, through the alteration of the railway tracks...
(some gauge would need to be converted to ).
See also
- Transport in Tunisia
- Railway stations in TunisiaRailway stations in TunisiaRailway stations in Tunisia include:- Maps :* - Existing :- Proposed :* Gabès - Tunisia railhead 1000 mm gauge*...