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Train routes in Tunisia
3 routes · classic 2 · heritage 1
3 routes cross Tunisia in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the Tunis–Annaba at 357 km; the fastest is the SNCFT Grandes Lignes, running up to 120 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1884. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
Open the world railway map →Classic (2)
- SNCFT Grandes Lignes
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.
Wikipedia (AR) ↗ - Tunis–Annaba
Tunis to Béja, Jendouba and Ghardimaou, then over the border to Souk Ahras and Annaba: the 1884 Bône-Guelma link, silent from 1995 until the first train ran again on 11 August 2024.
Wikipedia (FR) ↗
Heritage (1)
- Lézard Rouge
The Bey of Tunis’s 1910 saloon cars, freshly restored: creeping into the Selja gorge’s ochre cliffs, photo stops included, in phosphate country.
Wikipedia ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
What is the fastest train in Tunisia?
The SNCFT Grandes Lignes, running Tunis to Sfax at up to 120 km/h. It is one of 3 routes in Tunisia in this atlas.
Are there night trains in Tunisia?
Not in this atlas. Tunisia has 3 routes here and none of them is a scheduled sleeper, though night trains from neighbouring countries may still reach it.
Can you cross the border by train from Tunisia?
Yes — 1 of its 3 routes continues into another country: Tunis–Annaba (Tunis – Annaba).
Which is the most scenic railway in Tunisia?
No line in Tunisia is classed scenic or mountain in this atlas — its 3 routes are everyday services rather than journeys taken for the view.
Cross-border lines continue into
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