€45m EBRD loan upgrades transport services in Tunis

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has agreed a €45 million loan to Société des Transports de Tunis (Transtu) to improve transport services in Tunis.

The funds will be used to buy 18 new light rail suburban trains servicing a historic rail line linking the centre of the Tunisian capital with the northern suburb of La Marsa. The new cars will replace the city’s 40-year-old rolling stock. This will enhance the capacity, reliability and safety of the line and increase the quality and frequency of the service. 

The improvement of train services is expected to reduce car and minibus traffic and will contribute to lowering carbon emissions by an average of 8,037 tonnes of CO₂ per year.