Tunis Light Metro
| Tunis Light Metro المترو الخفيف لمدينة تونس | |||
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Top: An Alstom Citadis 302 on a Line 6 service to El Mourouj
Bottom: A Siemens-Duewag TW 6000 on a Line 3 service in the city centre of Tunis | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Société des transports de Tunis (Transtu) | ||
| Locale | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Transit type | Light rail | ||
| Number of lines | 6 | ||
| Number of stations | 65 | ||
| Website | https://www.transtu.tn/fr/ | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 13 October 1985 | ||
| Operator(s) | Société des transports de Tunis (Transtu) | ||
| Number of vehicles | 190 (135 Siemens-Duewag TW 6000 and 55 Alstom Citadis 302) | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 45.2 km (28.1 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC overhead line | ||
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The Tunis Light Metro (French: Métro léger de Tunis, meaning Tunis light rail, Tunisian Arabic: المترو الخفيف لمدينة تونس, el-metrū el-khfīf li-mdīnat tūnis) is a light rail network serving the metropolitan area of Tunis, the capital and largest city of Tunisia. Opened in 1985, the 45.2-km (28.1 mi) long network consists of 6 lines, and serves 65 stations. It is operated by the Société des transports de Tunis (Transtu).
The Metro was the first modern light rail system in Africa, the Arab World, and in the Mediterranean region, but it has since been joined by several different networks in places such as Algeria, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates.