You can find on this page the Tunisia trains map to print and to download in PDF. The Tunisia railways map presents the rail network and shows high speed rails routes of Tunisia in Northern Africa.
The Tunisia rail map shows all the railway stations and lines of Tunisia trains. This train map of Tunisia will allow you to easily travel by train in showing the major rail routes and high speed rail routes of Tunisia in Northern Africa. The Tunisia rail map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
In 1870, the Italian company Mancardi was granted a concession for a railway between Tunis and the Sahel region but due to lack of capital was unable to build it. Instead, the first railway line in Tunisia linked Tunis with La Marsa - today TGM line - and was inaugurated on August 2, 1872 by Sadok Bey. In 1872 the British Pickering company was allowed to build a standard gauge railway between Tunis and Jendouba with a concession for 50 years. However, as the plan was not implemented, in 1876, the French Corporation des Batignolles and its subsidiary, the Compagnie des chemins de fer Bône-Guelma, took over. Work started on April 30, 1877. The opening of the first link from Tunis to Tebourba took place on June 24, 1878. By 1952 the rail network comprised 2044 km including 456 km of standard gauge and 1110 km of metre gauge operated by the Compagnie fermière des chemins de fer tunisiens as its mentioned in Tunisia rail map.
The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (English: Tunisian Railways; v.i.), abbreviated SNCFT, is the national railway of Tunisia and under the direction of the Ministry of Transport. SNCFT was founded on December 27, 1956. Headquartered in Tunis the company employs about 6000 people. SNCFT provides both passenger and freight services at a national level. Tunisia inherited much of its rail transport system from the French and the Tunisian Government has developed the infrastructure further. Due to historical reasons, the country has two different rail gauge systems. Thus SNCFT manages 471 km of standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) gauge network in the northern and a 1,674 km metre gauge network in the central and southern part of the country (65 km electrified); only 8 km are double gauged track (2006) as its shown in Tunisia rail map.
Tunisia has a rail link with neighbouring Algeria via the border at Ghardimaou, but passenger services are limited to a single round-trip per day (as at summer 2008). SNCFT owns about 180 diesel engines, 15 diesel railcars, 6 electric rail cars , over 200 passenger cars, and more than 5200 freight cars. On order are diesel engines that will attain a speed of 130 km/h. Local rail-based transportation providers are managed by the Société des transports de Tunis and consist of the Metro leger, a light rail network, and the 19 km Tunis-Goulette-La Marsa 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) (standard gauge) rail link (TGM) as you can see in Tunisia rail map. SNCFT provides local services in the Eastern suburbs of Tunis: Tunis - Radès - Hammam Lif - Borj Cédria - Erriadh; electrification is planned.