Editing Transport in Tunisia

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[[File:Autoroute Tunis-Beja.jpg|thumb|240px|[[A4 motorway (Tunisia)|Autoroute A4]] on (May 2008)]]

Tunisia has a number of international airports to service its sizable tourist trade. Tunis is the center of the transport system as the largest city having the largest port and a light transit system.

== Railways ==
[[Image:Reseau cft tunisie.svg|thumb|Tunisian rail network]]
Tunisia inherited much of its rail transport system from the French. The Tunisian Government has developed infrastructure further. The railways are operated by the [[Société Nationale de Chemins de Fer Tunisiens]] (SNCFT), the Tunisian national railway.<ref>[http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/dec05/271205-4.html Welcome to Tunisia Online News Updates : The latest news from Tunisia<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219141345/http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/dec05/271205-4.html |date=19 February 2006 }}</ref> A modernisation program is currently underway. It has a total of 2,152&nbsp;km consisting of 468&nbsp;km of {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} railways and 1,674 kilometres of {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}.  Tunis has a light rail system.  In the south of Tunisia, there is a narrow gauge railway called the [[Sfax-Gafsa Railway]] which delivers phosphates and iron ore to the harbour at [[Sfax]]. Tunisia has rail links with the neighbouring country of [[Transport in Algeria|Algeria]] via the [[Ghardimaou]]-[[Souk Ahras]] line, and another connection to [[Tébessa]], however, the latter link is currently not used.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r052.html | title=In Northern Africa }}</ref> There are no railways yet in neighbouring [[Transport in Libya|Libya]] though some are under construction in 2008; some [[gauge conversion]] would be required for efficient connections.

=== Railway links to adjacent countries ===
* [[Transport in Libya|Libya]] – railways under construction<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/libya.html|title=Railways in Libya|website=sinfin.net|access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref>
* [[Transport in Algeria|Algeria]] – yes – same gauge – {{RailGauge|sg}}
* [[Tunis-Goulette-Marsa|TGM]]
* [[Lézard rouge]], a tourist train
* [[Métro léger de Tunis]]
* [[Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide]]

== Highways ==
[[File:Tunisian Highways Map.svg|thumb|Current extent of Highways in Tunisia]]

As of 2004, there were 18,997&nbsp;km of highway including 12,310 of paved road and 6,387 of unpaved road. The major cities are all linked by road through the interior. In 2002, Tunisia borrowed €300 million from the [[European Investment Bank]] in 2002 to be used to improve roads in the country including €120 million towards building a motorway between Tunis and Sfax. (MEED Middle East Economic Digest, 15 Feb 2002 v46 i7(1))

===Motorways===
* [[A1 motorway (Tunisia)|A1 motorway]]
* [[A2 motorway (Tunisia)|A2 motorway]] (Under Construction) from Tunis to [[Jilma]] 186&nbsp;km First phase, then [[Jilma]] to [[Gafsa]] 200&nbsp;km in final phase.
* [[A3 motorway (Tunisia)|A3 motorway]]
* [[A4 motorway (Tunisia)|A4 motorway]]

===International highways===

Route 1 in the [[Trans-African Highway network]] passes through Tunisia, linking it to North African nations including Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Egypt, and to [[West African]] nations via [[Mauritania]]. In addition a feeder road links Tunisia to the [[Trans-Sahara Highway]] from Algeria to West Africa.

== Pipelines ==

Tunisia has an extensive pipeline network including 3,059&nbsp;km of gas pipelines, 1,203 kilometres of oil pipeline and 345&nbsp;km of refined products. Petrochemicals are Tunisia's third most important export despite the small size of its oil and gas fields as compared to Libya and Algeria. It also gets a royalty rate of 5 per cent on the Algerian gas that runs through Tunis to [[Sicily]] through the [[Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline|Trans-Mediterranean gas pipeline]]. (IPR Strategic Business Information Database, 18 Dec 2003) Libya's [[National Oil Corporation]] formed a joint venture with [[Societe Tunisienne de l'Electricite et du Gaz]] to construct a [[national gas]] pipeline between the two countries. (Petroleum Economist, Dec 2003 v70 i12 p43(1))

== Ports and harbours ==

Tunis is the most significant port in Tunisia with other significant ports on the [[Mediterranean Sea]] including [[Bizerte]], [[Gabès]], [[La Goulette]], Sfax, [[Sousse]] and [[Zarzis]]. Tunisia's merchant marine consisted of 14 ships as at 2002.

== Aviation ==
As of 2002, Tunisia had 30 airports including several international airports. The most important one is the [[Tunis-Carthage International Airport]] but other significant airports serve [[Sfax-Thyna International Airport|Sfax]], [[Djerba-Zarzis International Airport|Djerba-Zarzis]], [[Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]], [[Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport|Monastir]], [[Tozeur–Nefta International Airport|Tozeur]] and [[Tabarka-Ain Draham International Airport|Tabarka]]. [[Tunisair]] is the national airline.

==References==

{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070308074830/http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/ts/transp.html CIA World Factbook 2006 Transportation in Tunisia]
*"Tunisia" ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'' page 16 accessed 18 March 2006
*"North Africa" ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'' page 20 accessed 18 March 2006
* [http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r052.html Railways in Northern Africa]
* [http://www.tourismtunisia.com/welcom/access.html Tourism Tunisia Airports]
* [http://www.tunisia360.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=61&func=view&catid=64&id=64#64 Tunisia360 SNCFT-Thread]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100222021633/http://www.progrestransit.com/ Air Freight Tunisia ]}}// {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100222021633/http://www.progrestransit.com/ Forwarding transit Tunisia ]}}

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