| Year | Events |
|---|---|
| 1872 | Opening with great fanfare the line Tunis – La Goulette (16km) (August 2). |
| 1875 | On September 1st, the traffic opening of the line TUNIS – Beja – JENDOUBA for the service of lead mines. |
| 1876 | The Beylical Government concedes to the Batignolles Construction Company the line Tunis – Souk El Arba. |
| 1882 | The Bey of Tunisia returns to France, by letter dated July 25, 1882, granting the privilege of railways in the Regency. |
| 1882 | Operation of the Tunis – Hammam-Lif link with a standard rail track. |
| 1884 | Extension of the Tunis-Jendouba link up to GHARDIMAOU to connect it to the Algerian network. |
| 1894 | Operation of the Link Jedeida-Bizerte. |
| 1895 | Operation of the link Hammam-lif – Sousse. |
| 1897-1906 | Operation of the link Tunis-Kalâa Khasba. |
| 1898-1909 | Operation of the link Sfax Gafsa- Métlaoui and mining basin M’dhilla Tabedith-Redeyef-Moularès. |
| 1912 | Operation of the Link Sousse-Sfax. |
| 1922 | June 22, Tunisia buys concessions previously given, and the company-Bone Guelma changed its name to the “Farmer Company Tunisian Railways” |
| 1930 | Connection of the line Tunis-Kalâa Khasba to the Algerian network ; Ain Karma in Tunisia and Ghilane in Algeria. |
| 1935 | Tunisia holds the world record for motor railcars Mazout speed on narrow track. The world record speed was recorded in tests of speed and endurance made between Tunis and Sfax. |
| 1940 | Operation of the Link Heidra-Kasserine. |
| 1956 | The decree of December 27, announces that the operation of the rail network has been entrusted starting on 1st January 1957 to the “Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens”. |
| 1957 | Fusion, from January 1st of the railways company Sfax – GAFSA with SNCFT. |