Rail transport in Tunisia

Rail network of Tunisia

The rail transport in Tunisia on the one hand from today des chemins de fer tunisiens national Société operated. The second provider is the Société des transports de Tunis , which operates the Tunis light rail system.

history

In Tunisia , both standard-gauge lines - primarily in the western half of the country, and meter- gauge lines in the east and south-east of the country - were built. Networks in both gauges exist to this day and meet in Tunis, where double-lane tracks lead into both the port and the Tunis Ville main station . This railway infrastructure was supplemented by railways with a gauge of 600 mm, which primarily served industrial and mining companies as well as the military. Unless they were re- tracked , these are shut down today.

SNCFT today

The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens is a state railway that operates passenger and freight traffic on a route network of 2167 km.

Tunis light rail

After the tram was shut down in Tunis in 1960, the Société de métro léger de Tunis (SMLT) was founded in 1981 in preparation for a subway in Tunis , which was merged into the Société des transports de Tunis in 2003. A first line of a light rail system with a gauge of 1435 mm went into operation in 1985, others followed.

literature

Neil Robinson: World Rail Atlas and historical summary. Vol. 7: North, East and Central Africa. World Rail Atlas Ltd., 2009. ISBN 978-954-92184-3-5 , pp. 74ff, plate 10ff.
Rolf Stumpf: Tunisia , Eisenbahn-Kurier, issue 8/2000, pages 72 to 76
Matthias Hille: Tunisia , Eisenbahn-Kurier, issue 2/2008, pages 64 to 68

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