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Tunis-Goulette-Marsa

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Tunis-Goulette-Marsa
A TGM train at Sidi Bou Saïd
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleTunis, La Goulette, Le Kram, Carthage, Sidi Bou Saïd, and La Marsa, Tunisia
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Société des transports de Tunis
History
Opened1872 (1872)
Technical
Line length19 kilometres (11.8 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterSurface
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification750 V DC Catenary
Route map
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Tunis-Goulette-Marsa or TGM is a 19 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (standard gauge) light rail line linking the capital Tunis with La Marsa via La Goulette.

Overview

The TGM was the first railway in Tunisia and inaugurated in 1872. Since 1905 it has been known as the TGM. It is part of the transportation system of the Tunis area, and together with the light rail of Tunis (Le métro léger de Tunis) managed by the Société des transports de Tunis (Transtu). Transtu was founded in 2003 by joining the Société du métro léger de Tunis (SMLT, founded 1981) and the Société nationale de transports (SNT, founded 1963).

Stations

See also

Media related to TGM at Wikimedia Commons