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Commuter trains (omnibus for local and banlieu for suburban service) usually contain only first and second class. In 2008 SNCFT took delivery of some new diesel multiple unit trains which are marketed as "Autorail Express". These are used on the routes from Tunis to Sousse and Sfax, with one round trip per day from Tunis to Dahmani. [4]
According to SNCFT, [2] tunisian railway network has a total length of 2170 km. 1797 km of railways are operated, out of which 1571 km is single-track and 226 km is double-track. The network comprises 1701 km of Metre-gauge railway, present in most of the country; 460 km of Standard-gauge railway, present in the north
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 Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT) has continued development of the heavy rail standard and metre gauge routes, initiated under French control, with the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) operation centred on Tunis. Tunis is set on low-lying land around several lakes just inland from the Mediterranean Sea coast.
Tunis Gare Centrale (also known as Gare de Tunis) is the main railway station in Tunis, the capital and largest city of Tunisia. [1] It is operated by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens. The station was damaged in a fire during the revolution of 2011. [2]
The railways are operated by the Société Nationale de Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT), the Tunisian national railway. [1] A modernisation program is currently underway. It has a total of 2,152 km consisting of 468 km of 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge railways and 1,674 kilometres of 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in ) metre gauge .
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 .
Trains from the station run on the electrified, metre-gauge Sahel Railway line and serve Mahdia to the south, or Sousse, via Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport, to the north. [1] Trains in both directions pass through the adjacent Faculté Monastir, a triangular junction station. Other trains serve Tunis. [2]