Railway station
Grombalia, Tunisia
19th century
The establishment of the French Protectorate in Tunisia (12 May 1881) quickly led to the introduction of a railway network throughout the country, to support civilian control in the areas where the Europeans had settled. The Grombalia station is an example of one of the new public buildings. This region has always occupied an important strategic position on the communication routes from North to South Tunisia, and its temperate climate and fertile lands made it home to an important wine-producing centre and European settlement, particularly for the Italians and the French.
Designed by the French government during the colonial era as a building for public use, the Grombalia rail station is a rectangular building of around 100 m2 with no architectural features of note. The station is on the ground floor, which contains a shop, ticket office, and waiting room. The first floor was used for the stationmaster's accommodation. Its double-sloped roof is covered in red tiles, and the blue painting around the large windows are juxtaposed with the white façade. The Grombalia station is still in use today.
Saloua Khadhar Zangar "Railway station" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monuments;AWE;tn;23;en
Prepared by: Saloua Khadhar Zangar
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin
MWNF Working Number: TN 023
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