Tunis Marine is a railway station in
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
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, the capital of
Tunisia
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, and forms the southern terminus of the
standard gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), International gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in Ea ...
Tunis-Goulette-Marsa railway or "TGM", which was inaugurated in 1872. The line and station are managed by the (''Transtu'').
The service depot for the line's trains is adjacent, to the north, reached by a level crossing over Avenue Habib Bourguiba (formerly called ).
Tunis Metro (light rail) routes 1 and 4, also managed by Transtu, terminate nearby and provide services to the city centre, the main railway station,
Tunis Gare Centrale, and beyond. Buses from the station serve destinations including
Tunis–Carthage International Airport
Tunis–Carthage International Airport, ar, مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي, ) is the international airport of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It serves as the home base for Tunisair, Tunisair Express, Nouvelair Tunisia, and Tunisavia. ...
and the
Bardo National Museum.
The next station on the TGM line is
Le Bac.
Tunis marine 1885.jpg, Tunis Marine (1885)
Tunis Marine Station.jpg, View of the station in (2009)
Tunis Marine Station with train.jpg, TGM train in station (2009)
Le train Tunis-Goulette-Marsa (TGM).jpg, TGM train in station (2017)
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Railway stations in Tunisia
Tunis Light Metro