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Rail Transport In Tunisia
Rail Transport in Tunisia is provided by: * Tunisian Railway National Company (SNCFT) * Société des transports de Tunis, the manager of passenger trains including Tunis Metro and TGM around Tunis * Sahel Metro, company and electric train line Sousse- Monastir-Mahdia Railway network According to SNCFT, 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 *65 km of narrow-gauge electrified railway between Sousse and Mahdia *25 km of standard-gauge 25 kV AC electrified railway in Grand Tunis to the suburbs of Borj Cédria and Riadh This does not include Tunis Metro, managed by Société des transports de Tunis, which is responsible for public transport in Tunis. Railway links to adjacent countries * Algeria - standard-gauge, link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard-gauge Railway
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the most widely used track gauge around the world, with about 55% of the lines in the world using it. All high-speed rail lines use standard gauge except those in Russia, Finland, Uzbekistan, and some line sections in Spain. The distance between the inside edges of the heads of the rails is defined to be 1,435 mm except in the United States, Canada, and on some heritage British lines, where it is defined in U.S. customary/ British Imperial units as exactly "four feet eight and one half inches", which is equivalent to 1,435.1mm. History As railways developed and expanded, one of the key issues was the track gauge (the distance, or width, between the inner sides of the rail heads) to be used, as the wheels of the rolling stock (locomoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Tunisia
Tunisia has a number of international airports to service its sizable tourist trade. Tunis is the center of the transport system as the largest city having the largest port and a light transit system. Railways Tunisia inherited much of its rail transport system from the French. The Tunisian Government has developed infrastructure further. The railways are operated by the Société Nationale de Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT), the Tunisian national railway. A modernisation program is currently underway. It has a total of 2,152 km consisting of 468 km of railways and 1,674 kilometres of . Tunis has a light rail system. In the south of Tunisia, there is a narrow gauge railway called the Sfax-Gafsa Railway which delivers phosphates and iron ore to the harbour at Sfax. Tunisia has rail links with the neighbouring country of Algeria via the Ghardimaou-Souk Ahras line, and another connection to Tébessa, however, the latter link is currently not used. There are no ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economy Of Tunisia
The economy of Tunisia is in the process of being liberalized after decades of heavy state direction and participation in the country's economy. Prudent economic and fiscal planning has resulted in moderate but sustained growth for over a decade. Tunisia's economic growth historically has depended on oil, phosphates, agri-food products, car parts manufacturing, and tourism. In the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report for 2015–2016, Tunisia ranks in 92nd place. The year 2015 was marked by terrorist attacks in Tunisia which are likely to affect economic growth, especially in tourism, one of the main sectors. Historical trend GDP per capita soared by more than 380% in the seventies (1970–1980: USD 280–1,369). But this proved unsustainable and it collapsed to a cumulative 10% growth in the turbulent eighties (1980–1990: USD 1,369–1,507), rising again to almost 50% cumulative growth in the nineties (1990–2000: USD 1,507–2,245), signifying the impact o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track Gauge Conversion
Track gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another. In general, requirements depend on whether the conversion is from a wider gauge to a narrower gauge or vice versa, on how the rail vehicles can be modified to accommodate a track gauge conversion, and on whether the gauge conversion is manual or automated. Sleepers If tracks are converted to a narrower gauge, the existing timber sleepers (ties) may be used. However, replacement is required if the conversion is to a significantly wider gauge. Some sleepers may be long enough to accommodate the fittings of both existing and alternative gauges. Wooden sleepers are suitable for conversion because they can be drilled for the repositioned rail spikes. Concrete sleepers are unsuitable for conversion. Concrete sleepers may be cast with alternative gauge fittings in place, an example being those used during the conversion of the Melbourne–Adelaide railway from to . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break-of-gauge
With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge (the distance between the rails, or between the wheels of trains designed to run on those rails) meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, leading to passengers having to change trains, and freight having to be transloaded or transshipped. That can cause delays, added costs, and inconvenience to those travelling on affected routes. History Break of gauge was a common problem in the early days of railways, because standards had not yet been set and different organizations each used their own favored gauge on the lines they controlled. That was sometimes for mechanical and engineering reasons (optimizing for geography or particular types of load and rolling stock), and sometimes for commercial and competitive reasons (interoperability, or the lack of it, within and between companies and alliances were often key st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In Libya
There have been no operational railways in Libya since 1965, but various lines existed in the past. Since 1998, plans for an extensive system have been developed, but work has largely halted since the outbreak of the First Libyan Civil War in 2011. History Despite sporadic extensions during World War II, Libya's pre-independence railway network remained significantly limited due to prioritizing road infrastructure and political instability under the Kingdom of Italy and subsequent regimes. The Kingdom of Italy built in 400 km of railways in Libya, with a gauge of . A network centred on Tripoli was opened from 17 March 1912 as part of the Italian occupation campaign. This extended from Tripoli 120 km west to Zuwara, 100 km south to Gharyan, and 10 km east to Tajura. A (later 950 mm) gauge railway was built east from Benghazi. The main route to Marj, 110 km long, was opened in stages between 1911 and 1927. Benghazi also had a 56 km branch t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghardimaou
Ghardimaou () is a town in the north-west of Tunisia about 192 km from Tunis. It belongs to the Jendouba Governorate. The town has about 19,574 inhabitants (64,170 in 2014). The rail line from Tunis passing along the Medjerda river ends at Ghardimou; it was built in 1878, and formerly crossed westwards the border into Algeria. Souk Ahras, the first stop in Algeria, is 16 km away. The museum of the "common Tunisio-Algerian Remembrance" ("mémoire commune tuniso-algérienne") was opened in 2005 and describes the national struggle for independence. Ghardimaou was referenced in the biography of British personality Joseph McKeown, described as “the place where isheart lies”. McKeown has been a vocal fan of Ghardimaou, talking fondly of his love for the town at numerous public events. Notable people * Kanaan Jemili - CEO of uCast Global and former CEO of DivX, Inc. DivX, LLC (; also formerly known as DivXNetworks, Inc. and DiVX, Inc.) is a privately held Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In Algeria
The following is a non-exhaustive list of railways operating in Algeria with opening dates if available. The classifications of railways into long-distance and regional railways correspond to SNTF categories. Northern Algeria Long-distance lines * Algiers–Oran railway (1871) * Algiers–Skikda railway (1886) Regional lines * Béni Mansour–Bejaïa railway (1889) * (2010) * (1916) * (1936) * (1885; rebuilt 1985–2015) * (1888; rebuilt 2010) * Ramdane Djamel–Annaba railway (1904) * (1990) * ''Inactive since 26/12/1996'': (1879; rebuilt 1908) Vertical (north-south) lines * (1888; rebuilt 1966) * (1906; rebuilt 2010) * (1914) * ''Inactive'', * Boughezoul–Laghouat railway (2023) High Plateau lines * High Plateau railway Regional lines * (2009) * (2009) * Commuter rail Algiers Province * Oran Province * {{Africa in topic, Rail transport in Railway lines in Algeria, * Rail transport in Algeria, Algeria transport-related lists, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riadh
Riadh is a town in Tunisia, near the capital city of Tunis. Transport In June 2012, an electrified railway service opened from the capital city of Tunis. See also * Rail transport in Tunisia * Transport in Tunisia Tunisia has a number of international airports to service its sizable tourist trade. Tunis is the center of the transport system as the largest city having the largest port and a light transit system. Railways Tunisia inherited much of its r ... References Populated places in Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borj Cédria, Tunisia
Borj Cédria (برج السدرية) is a railway town in Tunisia located at on the Oued Gattana river. The population in 2004 was 8974. There is a large German War cemetery in the town from the Tunisia Campaign of World War II. Geography It is part of the suburbs of the Tunisian capital and constitutes the terminus of the southern suburb rail line of Tunis - one of the main suburban railway lines of that city. It is also at the entrance to the agricultural plain of Mornag, located between the vineyards and the fields of olive tree The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...s on the slopes of Djebel Boukornine. A technopole Estate is being developed from 2006 that is intended to bring together, at a high level of scientific and technological competence, various activiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Tunis
Grand Tunis or Greater Tunis (Arabic language, Arabic: ''تونس الكبرى'', French language, French: ''Grand Tunis'') is the largest metropolitan area in Tunisia, centered on the country's capital Tunis. It consists of four governorates: Tunis Governorate, Tunis, Ariana Governorate, Ariana, Manouba Governorate, Manouba and Ben Arous Governorate, Ben Arous. According to the 2004 population census, the area of Grand Tunis is home to 2,247,800 people. See also *North East Tunisia References Tunis Metropolitan areas of Africa Geography of Tunisia {{tunisia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
