Classic route
SNCFT Grandes Lignes
Tunis → Sfax · Tunisia
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Tunisia’s metre-gauge trunk line runs frequent air-conditioned expresses down the Sahel coast past the great Roman amphitheatre of El Jem to Sfax.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2718393 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: SNCFT — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the SNCFT Grandes Lignes?
The SNCFT Grandes Lignes runs 270 km from Tunis to Sfax.
How long does the SNCFT Grandes Lignes take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 4 h 30 min for the 270 km. That is an average of 60 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the SNCFT Grandes Lignes?
SNCFT, with Air-conditioned express.
How old is the SNCFT Grandes Lignes?
The line has been in service since 1912. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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