Transport in Monaco

Transport in Monaco

Rail Transport

Railways:
"total:"1.7 km (SNCF operates service through Monaco Monte Carlo station)
"standard gauge:"1.7 km 1.435-m gauge

Urban Transport

Elevators / travelators

There are seven inclined lifts (including Elevators and/or travelators) which provide public transport :
*between the Place des Moulins and the beaches
*between the Princess Grace Hospital Centre and the Exotic Garden
*between the harbour and avenue de la Costa
*between the Place Ste Dévôte and the area of Moneghetti
*between the Terraces of the Casino and the boulevard Louis II
*between the avenue des Citronniers and the avenue Grande-Bretagne
*between the highway and Larvotto Boulevard.

Bus

There are five bus routes in Monaco, all operated by Cie des Autobus de Monaco (CAM). There are 143 bus stops through the Principality.

*Line 1: Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo, Saint Roman and return
*Line 2: Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo, Exotic Garden and return
*Line 4: Railway station, Monte-Carlo, Larvotto beaches and return
*Line 5: Railway station, Fontvieille, Hospital and return
*Line 6: Larvotto beaches, Fontvieille and return

ubway

A narrow gauge subway line is a perennial project in Monaco, which has not been built thus far.

Road Transport

Highways:"'
"total:"50 km
"paved:"50 km
"unpaved:"0 km (1996 est.)

ea Transport

Ports and harbours:2 : Hercule (old) and Fontvieille (new)

Merchant marine:none (1999 est.)

Air Transport

Airports

There is no airport in the Principality of Monaco.

The closest airport is Cote d'Azur Airport in Nice, France. Some airlines marketed Monaco via Nice Airport." [http://www.airchive.com/Timetables%20and%20Maps/TWA%20Compressed/TWmap9308.jpgRoute Map] " in 1993, "Trans World Airlines"]

Helicopters

Linked to airport in Nice, France, by [http://france-hotel.org.uk/heli-air/ helicopter service] . As of May 2005, all Royal Helicopter Service is provided by the James Drabble Aviation Services Committee. This deal sparked a great deal of controversy in the National Council of Monaco, as there was no precedent yet set.

Helicopter charter services to French ski resorts are also available.

Heliports:1 (shuttle service between the international airport at Nice, France, and Monaco - Fontvieille Heliport)

References

External links

* [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/columns/0004/station080.htm The Daily Yomiuri] (about Monte Carlo station)
* [http://holiday.monacoeye.com/transport/transport.html Getting Around in Monaco]


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