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The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (English: Tunisian National Railway Company), abbreviated SNCFT, is the national railway of Tunisia and under the direction of the Ministry of Transport. SNCFT was founded on December 27, 1956 It Replaced the Tunisian Railway Farms Company (Company Fermiere et Chemin de fer Tunisien) (CFT).
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 Société des transports de Tunis took over management in 2003; it was formed by joining the SMLT and the Société nationale de transports (SNT, founded in 1963) that was responsible for the TGM railway. A new Line 6 was planned to link Tunis with El Mourouj and its construction began in 2005. This new line was completed in 2009.
The Tunis-Goulette-Marsa or TGM is a 19 km (12 mi) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) (standard gauge) commuter rail line in Tunisia. It links the capital city, Tunis , with the town of La Marsa via La Goulette .
The Sahel Train is an electrified, metre gauge railway and suburban rail line with trains serving Sousse and Mahdia, with a spur to Monastir, in Tunisia. [1] The 73 kilometres (45 mi) line has overhead electrification at 25 kV, 50 Hz. Including a triangular junction west of Gare Habib Bourguiba Monastir, the line is mostly double track.
The Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide is an urban rail system under construction and development in Tunis, Tunisia that has experienced ongoing delays since 2007. Reasons for the delays range from theft of equipment, work stoppages, lack of regional support, cost overruns, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tunis is the seat of the Diocese of Tunis, with the seat located at the Cathedral of St Vincent de Paul, The church was built in 1897 on the site of the old Christian cemetery of Saint-Antoine. [68] This includes a network of Catholic buildings, including the Church of St. Joan of Arc, but also with the Protestant Reformed Church and the ...
The Lézard Rouge (French for "Red Lizard") is a historic Tunisian train, once the property of the Bey of Tunis, [2] but now used for tourists. It runs from Metlaoui to Redeyef and passes through the spectacular Selja Gorges, taking some 40 minutes for the journey. The railway was built for mining trains carrying phosphates.