Rail transport in Mauritius

There is as of 2015, no operational railways in Mauritius. A system existed from the 1860s to the 1960s. In 1956 the Mauritius Government Railways had 146 km (91 mi) of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) (standard gauge) track and 47 locomotives.[1]

With increasing road traffic congestion, plans surfaced in 2009 for a metro system.[2]

Proposed light rail system

As of September 2012, the project is in the planning stage; an action plan has not yet been developed. Initial plans suggested a 24.9 km line which would relieve pressure on busy roads; it would be supported by a feeder network of buses.[3]

The first line would go from the capital at Port Louis and Curepipe, mostly following the trackbed of a former Government railway closed in the 1960s. [4]

See also

References

Notes

  1. Sampson H. (General editor), The Dumpy Book of Railways of the World, Sampson Low, London, 1956, p.168
  2. "LIGHT RAIL FOR MAURITIUS". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  3. "Singapore to support Mauritian Light Rapid Transit plan - Railway Gazette". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p1803414.htm#1803414

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