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The Metro Express is a light rail public transport system in Mauritius. The route runs between the capital Port Louis in the district of the same name and the cities of the Plaines Wilhems District with an additional branch, running between the city of Rose Hill and the University of Mauritius at Réduit .
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Metro Express (Mauritius) R. Railway stations in Mauritius This page was last edited on 3 March 2024, at 22:40 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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A railway system existed in Mauritius from the 1860s until 1964. In 1956 the decision was made to close the railway due to unprofitability. At this time, 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] Freight transport continued until 1964 when the railway was ...
It was a key factor in the social-economic development of Mauritius during its period of operation. However, due to persistent unprofitability from 1948 to 1953, it was closed in 1964. In 2019, the Metro Express light rail system opened, bringing rail passenger traffic back to Mauritius.
Even though Mauritius was a British colony, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (B.O.A.C) began to come to Mauritius only from 1962. The Mauritius-London itinerary took 26 hours, with 4 stops. In 1967, a Boeing 707, capable of carrying 160 passengers was introduced on the Paris-Mauritius line, decreasing the travel time to 18 hours. [1]
Metro Express (Los Angeles County), an express bus service in Los Angeles, United States; Metro Express (Mauritius), a light rail transport service in Mauritius; Metro Express II, a former subsidiary of defunct airline holding company Metro Airlines; Metro ExpressLanes, a transport project taking place in Los Angeles, United States