Tunis-Goulette-Marsa

Tunis-Goulette-Marsa
Tunis-Goulette-Marsa
	At La Goulette station
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Tunis, La Goulette, Le Kram, Carthage, Sidi Bou Saïd, and La Marsa, Tunisia
Termini	Tunis Marine (south); Marsa Plage (north);
Stations	18
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Operator(s)	Société des transports de Tunis
History
Opened	1872
Technical
Line length	19 kilometres (11.8 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Surface
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	750 V DC Catenary
Route map
	Legend
	Tunis
	Metro
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The Tunis-Goulette-Marsa or TGM is a 19 km (12 mi) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) commuter rail line in Tunisia. It links the capital city, Tunis, with the town of La Marsa via La Goulette. The commuter rail has 18 stations.

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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 Société des transports de Tunis (Transtu), which also manages the light rail of Tunis (Le métro léger de Tunis). 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).