Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide

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Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide
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Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleTunis, Le Bardo, La Manouba, Ezzouhour, Sidi Hassine, and El Hraïria, Tunisia
TerminiGare de Tunis (ligne E)
Bougatfa-Sidi Hassine (ligne E)
Stations18
Service
Typerailway
Operator(s)Société des transports de Tunis
History
Opened2021 (2021)
Technical
Line length25 kilometres (16 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterSurface
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide is a planned urban rail system in Tunis, in Tunisia.

Network[]

In Phase I of the project, a 17.9-kilometre long (11.1 mi), Y-shaped network will be built, with 14 stations.[1] Both lines will terminate at a station at place de Barcelone; Line D will run to and Line E will run to . These lines should begin service in December 2015.[2]

Longer term plans call for five lines, to build an 85-kilometre long (53 mi) network centred on Tunis.[3][4]

Project[]

Tenders for construction were opened in March 2008.[5] The cost of phase 1 is estimated at د.ت 1,000,000,000 dinars.[6][7]

In 2016, the cost of the project was 2.8 billion US$, so the seventh most costly project in North Africa in 2016.[8]

See also[]

Website[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Railway Gazette: Urban rail news in brief". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  2. ^ "Systra : Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide du Grand Tunis : maîtrise d'œuvre pour SYSTRA". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  3. ^ "Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  4. ^ "Grand Tunis Noueau Réseau ferroviaire rapide (RFR)". Paperblog. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  5. ^ "allAfrica.com: Tunisie: Réseau ferroviaire rapide - Phase de validation imminente". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  6. ^ "Réseau ferroviaire rapide et port d'Enfidha: de nouveaux atouts pour l'économie". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  7. ^ "Réseau ferroviaire rapide de Tunis: 1milliard DT pour la première tranche : Tunisie : Guide : Transport". Tuniscope. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  8. ^ Deloitte’s Africa Construction Trends Report, Deloitte, page 39, 2016.
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