The Tunis-Goulette-Marsa or TGM is a (

standard gauge 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 ...

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commuter rail Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter town ...

line in

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

. It links the capital city,

Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...

, with the town of

La Marsa La Marsa ( ') is a coastal city located in the northeastern part of Tunisia, situated along the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Tunis Governorate and has a population of around 100,000 people. The city is known for its beaches, upscale resid ...

via

La Goulette La Goulette (, ), in Arabic Halq al-Wadi ( '), is a municipality and the port of Tunis, Tunisia. La Goulette is located at around on a sandbar between Lake of Tunis, Lake Tūnis and the Gulf of Tunis. The port, located 12km east of Tunis, is th ...

. The commuter rail has 18 stations.

Overview

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. It is part of the transportation system of the Tunis area, and is managed by the (''Transtu''), which also manages the light rail of Tunis (). Transtu was founded in 2003 by joining the ' (SMLT, founded 1981) and the ''Société nationale de transports'' (SNT, founded 1963).

Stations

* Tunis Marine * Le Bac *

* La Goulette Neuve * La Goulette Casino * Khereddine * L'Aéroport * Le Kram * Carthage Salammbô * Carthage Byrsa * Carthage Dermech * Carthage Hannibal * Carthage Présidence * Carthage Amilcar * Sidi Bou Saïd * Sidi Dhrif * La Corniche * Marsa Plage Carthage Amilcar, TGM.jpg Le train classic de Lingne TGM - panoramio.jpg Gare TGM.JPG Carthage Hannibal Station.jpg Station La Marsa TGM - محطة القطار المرسى photo2.jpg Station La Marsa TGM - محطة القطار المرسى photo5.jpg Tunis Marine Station with train.jpg

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Overview

Stations

See also

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