RAIL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT
In 2007, the Tunisian government launched a vast project to create and extend the Tunis rail network.
The aim of this program is to improve user mobility and provide a sustainable response to the growing travel needs of the Greater Tunis conurbation (3 million motorized journeys per day in 2002, compared with 5.8 million forecast for 2020).
The project includes the construction and commissioning of the first sections of the network’s first 2 high-speed lines (D and E), for a total length of 18.5 km from the center of Tunis (Gare de Barcelone).
The total coverage of the project is 5 lines with a length of 85 km, linking several districts of the Tunis District.
The RFR network will enable speeds of 35-40 km/h, compared with 18 km/h for the Tunis light rail system.
Number of high-speed lines
Total line length
Number of passengers per day
Year of inauguration
total project cost
Technical characteristics
In 2019-20, SDCEM supplied COLAS RAIL with intelligent network solutions, including switches as well as electrical and manual disconnectors for the project’s 52 kV and 1250A catenaries. All the equipment has been designed to cope with specific outdoor conditions.
Disconnector
15 single-pole manual override switches SBR
10 SBR single-pole tilting motorized disconnectors
10 single-pole motor-operated isolating switches with SBR stub
2 two-pole manual override switches SBR
6 two-pole manual override disconnectors with SBR heel
2 two-pole motor-operated isolating switches with SBR heel
Switches
18 Single-pole motor control switch ITR
24 ITR two-pole motor control switch
- Country Tunisia
- Market Rail electrification
- Delivery date : 2019 - 2020
- Voltage / Current Voltage : 52kV
- End customer Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide (RFR), Tunis
- EPC EPC : Colas Rail, Tunisia
- Commissioning date : 2021
