Tunisia HSR Project (Phase 3)

railway

Distance

180 km
new
– km
rehabilitated
180km
existing
– km

Cost

$3.3b
$3,300,000,000

planned

Objective

The third phase of the Tunisia part will involve an upgrade of the line between Tunis and Tabarka on the Algerian border

Description

Part of the transmaghreb high-speed rail network is a regional project aiming at connecting the main cities of the Maghreb countries, namely: Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli.

History

In June 2021, President Saïed attempted to secure a loan from the European Investment Bank to finance the project. It was refused, since the country had borrowed 7 billion TND ($2.3 billion) during the previous decade; the bank suggested upgrading existing rail infrastructure instead
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