Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide
The Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide is a planned urban rail system in Tunis, in Tunisia.
| Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Tunis, Le Bardo, La Manouba, Ezzouhour, Sidi Hassine, and El Hraïria, Tunisia |
| Termini | Gare de Tunis (ligne E) Bougatfa-Sidi Hassine (ligne E) |
| Stations | 18 |
| Service | |
| Type | railway |
| Operator(s) | Société des transports de Tunis |
| History | |
| Opened | 2021 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Character | Surface |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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 Gobaâ and Line E will run to Bougatfa. 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]
Website
References
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- "Systra : Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide du Grand Tunis : maîtrise d'œuvre pour SYSTRA". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
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- "Grand Tunis Noueau Réseau ferroviaire rapide (RFR)". Paperblog. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- "allAfrica.com: Tunisie: Réseau ferroviaire rapide - Phase de validation imminente". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- "Réseau ferroviaire rapide et port d'Enfidha: de nouveaux atouts pour l'économie". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- "Réseau ferroviaire rapide de Tunis: 1milliard DT pour la première tranche : Tunisie : Guide : Transport". Tuniscope. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- Deloitte’s Africa Construction Trends Report, Deloitte, page 39, 2016.
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