Rail transport in Tunisia
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Rail Transport in Tunisia is provided by:
- Tunisian Railways (SNCFT)
- Société des transports de Tunis, manages commuter trains of the Tunis area including metro light rail and TGM in Tunis
- Sahel Metro, company and electric train line Sousse-Monastir-Mahdia
- Lézard rouge, a historical tourist train
Electrification
- 25 kV AC Tunis to the suburbs of Borj Cédria and Riadh (2012)
Railway links to adjacent countries
- Algeria - 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
- Libya - railways under construction - break-of-gauge - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)/1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) until gauge conversion (some 1,000 mm or 3 ft 3+3⁄8 in gauge would need to be converted to 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in).
See also
References
Notes
- ^ "Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens". Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Train Lezard Rouge : Red Lezard : Train Touristique et Excursions au sud Tunisien" (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Railpage".
Further reading
- Azzani, Tijani (2006). L'histoire du chemin de fer en Tunisie [The History of the Railways in Tunisia] (in French). Tunisia: Communic@tions i. ISBN 9973890000.
- Robinson, Neil (2009). World Rail Atlas and Historical Summary. Volume 7: North, East and Central Africa. Barnsley, UK: World Rail Atlas Ltd. ISBN 978-954-92184-3-5.
- Simms, W (1998). The Railways of Tunisia. Rustington: W F Simms. ISBN 0952888149.
External links
Media related to Rail transport in Tunisia at Wikimedia Commons
- EngRailHistory The Railways of Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria
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