Réunion (France)

Country Details

See Wikipedia. Réunion is an overseas département of France.

Railway system

There is now no "national" railway but at maximum there was an over 120km Narrow Gauge line around the western coast of the Island. Its Wikipédia history is here but the last section closed on 31 December 1963.

Metro and light rail systems

Metro Express Mauritius: A 29 km. light rail between Port-Louis (Place d'Armes) and Curepipe with a short branch from Rose Hill Central to Réduit (Mahatma Gandhi). See also UrbanRail although note from Place d-Armes to Aapravasi Ghat in Port Loius has NOT opened [see below].

Between Port-Louis Victoria and Quatre Bornes this is built partly on the formation of the Mauritius Government Midlands Railway, also Standard Gauge, with last passenger services Port-Louis to Curepipe on 31 March 1956 and freight until 1964.

• Gauge: standard
• Electrification: 750V DC overhead

Recent and Future Changes

Recent Changes

The Metro Express Mauritius's 3.2 km Rose Hill Central - Réduit (Mahatma Gandhi) branch, plus a short extension to Port Louis Victora – Place d'Armes (possible temporary terminus, see below), opened on 23 January 2023.

Future Changes

It is planned to construct one stop further north in Port Louis to Aapravasi Ghat to serve the North Bus station but the formation beyond the current temporary [?] terminus at Place d'Armes would involve taking part of a World Heritage site and UNESCO have objected. Place d'Armes is around 200m short of the proposed terminus and although a January 2024 visitor advised there were no signs of onwards construction, maps in trams and route direction signs show Aapravasi Ghat.

Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

None known.