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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).
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 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.
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 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.
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.
The TGM was the first railway in Tunisia. It was inaugurated in 1872, a decade before France imposed the protection treaty, and has been known as the TGM since 1905.
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