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==Country Name== | ==Country Name== | ||
Tunisia (Tunisie) | Tunisia (Tunisie) | ||
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==Official Website== | ==Official Website== | ||
[http://www.sncft.com.tn/ www.sncft.com.tn] | [http://www.sncft.com.tn/ www.sncft.com.tn] | ||
==Language== | ==Language== | ||
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==Recent and future changes== | ==Recent and future changes== | ||
There has been considerable investment in the metre gauge lines to the south of Tunis. For example, a line avoiding Sousse was opened in 2004 which eliminates a level crossing and street running in Sousse city centre. A number of cut offs and deviations have also been built e.g. north of Bir Bouregba. The Sahel (= coast) suburban service from Sousse Bab Jedid to Mahdia has been reopened and improved. | |||
The overhead lines on the intensively worked metre gauge suburban route from Tunis Ville to Erriadh were energised on 10 August 2011. | The overhead lines on the intensively worked metre gauge suburban route from Tunis Ville to Erriadh were energised on 10 August 2011. | ||
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The branch from Les Salines, on the Tunis - Kalaa Khasba line, to (Le) Kef was reopened in 2011 after a gap of 19 years, with one Autorail Express each way from/to Tunis Ville. | The branch from Les Salines, on the Tunis - Kalaa Khasba line, to (Le) Kef was reopened in 2011 after a gap of 19 years, with one Autorail Express each way from/to Tunis Ville. | ||
Resumption of passenger services between Tunisia and Algeria over the Ghardimaou - Sidi El-Hémissi border crossing was still "projected" at September 2020. | |||
A tourist service (''La Rose des Sables'') | A tourist service (''La Rose des Sables'') ran for a period in 2015, covering the non-passenger Kalaâ Kasbah - Kasserine line, but did not survive. | ||
==Special Notes== | ==Special Notes== | ||
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Freight services operate over the standard gauge route into Algeria via Ghardimaou but there are no cross-border passenger services as at February 2015; see Recent and Future Changes above. | Freight services operate over the standard gauge route into Algeria via Ghardimaou but there are no cross-border passenger services as at February 2015; see Recent and Future Changes above. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 17 February 2024
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