Rail transport in Mauritius
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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 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) track and 47 locomotives.[1]
With increasing road traffic congestion, plans surfaced in 2009 for a metro system.[2]
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Proposed light rail system
As of September 2012[update], 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]
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References
Notes
- ↑ Sampson H. (General editor), The Dumpy Book of Railways of the World, Sampson Low, London, 1956, p.168
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- ↑ http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p1803414.htm#1803414
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