Kerguelen rail network

The Kerguelen rail network (: Réseau ferroviaire de Kerguelen) is rail network covering the island of Grande Terre of the Kerguelen Islands in the Republic of the Southern Indian Ocean Islands. This network is used exclusively for passenger transport, however, passenger trains still reserve one coach for postal services and other goods. The total network length is 690 km.

Train lines
The network is used by seven rail lines, which provide passenger transport between the most important towns and villages on Grande Terre.


 * The Red Line, als known as Courbet Line (French: Ligne Rouge or Ligne Courbet) connects the villages of Port-du-Cap-Digby and Port-du-Prince-des-Galles with Port-aux-Français. It also serves the Kerguelen Airport.


 * The Yellow Line, also known as Molloy Shuttle (French: Ligne Jaune or Train-navette-Molloy) is a shuttle train between Molloy and Port-aux-Français without any interlocative stops. With a length of 13.6 kilometres it is easily the shortest train line of the network.


 * The Blue Line (French: Ligne Bleue) connects Port-aux-Français with Port-Christmas via Port-Couvreux. It is one of two train lines that cross provincial borders, and the only one of those which is directly connected to the capital city. With a total length of 194.7 km it is the longest train line of the network.


 * The Green Line, also known as the Line of Passes, Bridges, and Death (French: Ligne Verte or Ligne des cols, des ponts, et de la mort) provides a connection amongst the three westernmost communes of Grande Terre, connecting Port-Christmas to Côte de la Vallée des Sables via Port-de-l'Île d'Ouest. It is often considered the most dangerous of all train lines.


 * The Orange Line, also known as Fjords Line (French: Ligne Orange or Ligne des fjords) is one of only two train lines that cross provincial borders, connecting Côte de la Vallée des Sables with Port-Couvreux via Les Presqu'îles du Sud.


 * The Purple Line, also known as the Twin Peninsulas Line (French: Ligne Pourpre or Ligne des Presqu'îles jumelles) connects the Presqu'île Ronarc'h and Presqu'île Jeanne d'Arc, and as such thus the towns of Port-Douzième and Port-Jeanne d'Arc, with Port-Couvreux.


 * The Black Line, also known as the Two Peninsulas Line (French: Ligne Noire or Ligne des Deux Presqu'îles) is a shuttle which connects the villages of La-Société-de-Géographie and Port-Joffre with the Blue Line.