The Tunis-Goulette-Marsa or TGM is a ( standard gauge)

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line in

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. It links the capital city,

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, with the town of

La Marsa La Marsa ( aeb, المرسى ') is a coastal town in far north eastern Tunisia near the capital Tunis. The population is estimated as 92,987, as of 2014. The old summer capital of pre-colonial Tunisia, it is today a popular vacation spot for many ...

via

La Goulette La Goulette (, it, La Goletta), in Arabic Halq al-Wadi ( '), is a municipality and the port of Tunis, Tunisia. La Goulette is located at around on a sandbar between Lake Tūnis and the Gulf of Tunis. The port, located 12km east of Tunis, is th ...

Overview

The TGM was the first railway in Tunisia. It was inaugurated in 1872, and has been known as the TGM since 1905. It is part of the transportation system of the Tunis area, and is managed by the (''Transtu''), which also manages the light rail of Tunis (). Transtu was founded in 2003 by joining the ' (SMLT, founded 1981) and the ''Société nationale de transports'' (SNT, founded 1963).

Stations

* Tunis Marine * Le Bac *

* La Goulette Neuve * La Goulette Casino * Khereddine * L'Aéroport *

Le Kram Le Kram is a town and commune in the Tunis Governorate of Tunisia. Situated between La Goulette, the port of Tunis, and Carthage, it opens onto the Gulf of Tunis to the east and the Lake of Tunis to the west. As of 2004 it had a population of 5 ...

* Carthage Salammbô * Carthage Byrsa * Carthage Dermech * Carthage Hannibal * Carthage Présidence * Carthage Amilcar * Sidi Bou Saïd * Sidi Dhrif * La Corniche * Marsa Plage Carthage Amilcar, TGM.jpg Le train classic de Lingne TGM - panoramio.jpg Gare TGM.JPG Carthage Hannibal Station.jpg Station La Marsa TGM - محطة القطار المرسى photo2.jpg Station La Marsa TGM - محطة القطار المرسى photo5.jpg Tunis Marine Station with train.jpg

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Overview

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