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There have been no operational railways in Libya since 1965, but various lines existed in the past. An extensive system is now being developed and under construction. ==History== The Kingdom of Italy built in Libya nearly 400 km of railways with 950 mm gauge. The last line the Italians started to create was the Tripoli-Benghazi in summer 1941, but their defeat in World War II stopped it at the beginning.〔(Italian colonial railways in Libya (in Italian) )〕 A gauge network centred on Tripoli was opened from 17 March 1912 as part of the Italian occupation campaign. This extended from Tripoli 120 km west to Zuwara, 100 km south to Gharyan and 10 km east to Tajura. A (later 950 mm) gauge railway was built east from Benghazi; the main route was 110 km long to Marj and was opened in stages between 1911 and 1927. Benghazi also had a 56 km branch to Suluq opened in 1926. Military extensions of some 40 km were made from Marj towards Derna in World War II. This was the final line to close, at the end of 1965. The standard gauge Western Desert Extension was built from a junction 10 km east of Matruh Egypt to Tobruk during WW2 to assist in the Allied defence of the area. In 1942 this 350 km route was completed as part of Allied advance across North Africa. The 125 km Libyan section west of Sollum was removed after closure from 20 December 1946, though the Egyptian Railways Sollum branch still sees occasional freight. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rail transport in Libya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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