Transport in Monaco

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Monaco Monte Carlo station

Transport in Monaco

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[edit] Rail Transport

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

[edit] Urban Transport

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Subway

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

[edit] Road Transport

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

[edit] Sea Transport

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

Merchant marine: none (1999 est.)

[edit] Air Transport

[edit] 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.[1]

[edit] Helicopters

Linked to airport in Nice, France, by 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's heliport at Fontvieille)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Route Map" in 1993, Trans World Airlines

[edit] External links

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