Editing Transport in Libya (section)

==Railways==
{{Main|Rail transport in Libya}}
[[Libya]] has had no [[railway]] in operation since 1965, all previous [[narrow gauge]] lines having been dismantled. Plans for a new network have been under development for some time (earthworks were begun between [[Sirte]] and [[Ras Ajdir]], Tunisia border, in 2001–5),<ref name="rgijan01">{{cite news | title=Earthworks 60% complete on first section of Libyan network | url =http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/earthworks-60-complete-on-first-section-of-libyan-network.html | work =[[Railway Gazette International]] | date = 2001-01-01 }}</ref> and in 2008 and 2009 various contracts were placed and construction work started on a {{RailGauge|1435mm}} [[standard gauge]] railway parallel to the coast from the [[Transport in Tunisia|Tunisian]] border at [[Ras Ajdir]] to [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], and on to [[Misrata]], [[Sirte]], [[Benghazi]] and [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]]. Another railway line will run inland from [[Misrata]] to [[Sabha, Libya|Sabha]] at the centre of a [[mineral]]-rich area.<ref name=rgi20080901>{{cite magazine | magazine=[[Railway Gazette International]] | date=2008-09-01 | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/work-starts-on-libyan-railway.html | title=Work starts on Libyan railway | access-date=2009-01-24}}</ref>