History

On August 2, the Tunis – La Goulette line (16 km) was inaugurated with great ceremony.

On September 1, the Tunis – Béja – Jendouba line was opened to serve lead mines.

The Bey of Tunisia granted the Batignolles Company the concession for the Tunis – Souk El Arba line.

The Bey granted France the railway concession rights in Tunisia.

The Tunis – Hammam-Lif line was put into operation in standard gauge.

Extension of the Tunis – Jendouba line to Ghardimaou to connect with the Algerian network.

Opening of the Jedeida – Bizerte line.

Opening of the Hammam-Lif – Sousse line.

Opening of the Tunis – Kalaat Khasba line.

Opening of the Sfax – Gafsa – Metlaoui line and the southern mining network.

Construction of Tozeur station.

Construction of Sfax station.

Opening of the Sousse – Sfax line.

Construction of Gabès station.

Tunisia repurchased previous concessions; Bône-Guelma became the “Farming Company of Tunisian Railways”.

Connection of the Tunis – Kalaat Khasba line with the Algerian network.

World speed record for diesel railcars between Tunis and Sfax.

Opening of the Heidra – Kasserine line.

Railway operations entrusted to SNCFT from January 1957.

Merger of the Sfax–Gafsa company with SNCFT.

Double-track electrified Sousse – Monastir line put into service.

Monastir – Mahdia line opened.

Double track Monastir – Moknine.

Double track Tunis – Jedeida.

Monastir – Mahdia line put into service.

SNCFT–FGS agreement and creation of the Hammam Lif Railway School.

Tariff reforms and approval of the staff law.

Third track between Tunis and Hammam Lif.

Rehabilitation of the Sfax – Gabès line.

Creation of technical and commercial business units.

Purchase of locomotives and double tracking Borj Cédria – Bir Bou Regba.

Rail network modernization and track doubling.

State–SNCFT agreement for main lines.

Recovery plan and reduced Tunis–Gabès travel time.

Fast link Kalaa Sghira – Msaken.

European funding and network modernization.

Digitalization, simulator, and freight modernization.

Fiber optics, GSM-R, and global modernization.

Online sales and signaling upgrades.

Railway museum and suburban electrification.

New stations and modern trainsets.

Express railcars and phosphate network fiber optics.

Acquisition of modern trains.

Electrification and rolling stock modernization.

Tourist train “The Desert Rose”.

Contracts and acquisition of RFR trainsets.

Acquisition of RFR trainsets.

Phosphate locomotives acquisition.

Opening of Line E Tunis – Bougatfa.

Opening of Line D Tunis – Gobaa Ville.