Transport in Mauritius

A map of Mauritius with major roadways in red

Transportation in Mauritius is characterized by the network of roadways, ports, and airports. The island was originally only accessible by boat until 1922, when the first flight landed in Mauritius. ^[1]

Rail transport

Main article: Rail transport in Mauritius

A public and industrial railway system existed from the 1860s to the 1960s. ^[2] Due to persistent unprofitability from 1948 to 1953, it was finally closed in 1964. From 1964 to 2020, there were no railways in Mauritius.

To cope with increasing road traffic congestion, a light rail system, Metro Express, was built between Curepipe and Port Louis. The project consisted of a number of phases; the first phase, Port Louis to Rose Hill, went operational in January 2020. When completed, the system covered a distance of some 25 km, with some 19 stations, many located in town centres along the route with existing transport terminals. The end-to-end journey time would be approximately 41 minutes and coaches would be air-conditioned. Headways would vary by time of day, but are expected to be of the order of 6 minutes in peak periods. Access to stations would be by an integrated system of comfortable and reliable feeder buses. ^[3] A 3.4-km branch with two stations will be built as well. ^[4]

Motorized transport

History

At the beginning of 1860, the transport of passengers and goods was undertaken by about 2,000 horses, 4,000 donkeys and 4,500 carriages and carts. ^[5] With the advent of the railways, and later of motorized transport, animal based transport systems declined on the island.

In January 1901, the first two-seater car, imported by Goupilles & Cies, was disembarked. In October of that same year, the Union Regnard sugar estate (Now F.U.E.L) received the first motorized truck of British origin, capable of transporting up to 5 tons. ^[6]

In 1930, the island had 3,016 vehicles: around 2,401 private cars, 300 taxis, 303 trucks, 92 buses and 220 motorcycles. In 1950, vehicles numbered in the 5,161 and went up to 13,291 in 1960 with the decline of the railways. In 1970, the number of vehicles nearly doubled, going to 25,389 motorised vehicles. This included 12,546 cars, 4,171 trucks, 722 buses and 5,383 motorcycles. ^[1] Public transport, in the form of buses, grew in line with the demographic and economic growth of the island; buses numbered 186 in 1950, 488 in 1960, 722 in 1970 and 1,490 in 1980. ^[7]

As of 2019 ^[update] , 580,629 vehicles were registered on the island. Of these, 299,998 were cars and dual-purpose vehicles (cars capable of carrying a certain load of goods), and 216,863 were motorcycles and autocycles (light motorcycles). ^[8]

National Land Transport Authority

The National Land Transport Authority (NTLA) is the governmental department established under the Road Traffic Act in 1980 whose main responsibility is the regulation and control of road transport in Mauritius and Rodrigues. It falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Land Transport and Shipping. The responsibility for the administration of the NTLA rests with the Road Transport Commissioner.

The NTLAA also has a board constituted under section 73 of the Road Traffic Act. The Board consists of a chairman appointed by the Minister and 10 other members. The board is responsible to hear and decide on the applications for licenses for the transport of goods and passengers; and disciplinary proceedings instituted against transport operators, drivers, and conductors of public service vehicles for offences committed under the Act. ^[9]

A public bus in Mauritius

The other responsibilities of this governmental department are:

• registration and transfer of ownership of motor vehicles;
• licensing of public service vehicles and goods vehicles as well as petrol service stations;
• collection of road tax and other licence fees;
• examination of motor vehicles as to their road-worthiness;
• licensing of bus conductors;
• enforcement of road transport legislation and monitoring the level of service of public transport;
• enforcement of parking regulations;
• keeping statistics relating to motor vehicles; and
• planning of new transport services.

Road network

As of 2019 ^[update] , there are 2,772 kilometres (1,722 mi) of roads in Mauritius, of which 1,140 kilometres (710 mi) are main roads, 913 kilometres (567 mi) are secondary roads, 104 kilometres (65 mi) are motorways and the remaining 615 kilometres (382 mi) are made up of other types of roads. The percentage of paved roads is 98%. The number of vehicles per kilometre of road is 209. ^[8]

The motorway network includes three main motorways: ^[10]

• M1 (Port Louis – Plaisance Dual Carriageway) goes from Port Louis to the International airport, also connecting Moka, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Quatre Bornes, Vacoas-Phoenix and Curepipe. Its length is 47 kilometres (29 mi) and it is the most important road in the country.
• M2 (Port Louis – Sottise Dual Carriageway) goes from Port Louis to Grand-Baie in the North, it also connects Pamplemousses. Its length is 23 kilometres (14 mi).
• M3 (Terre Rouge – Verdun – Trianon Link Road and Bagatelle – Valentina Link Road) bypasses Port Louis.
• M4 (Airport – Bel Air – Point Blanc – Forbach) is in early stages of contracting. ^[11]

Bus network

NTC's Yutong ZK6118HGA Bus arriving at Bagatelle and moving towards Port Louis on Route 163

TBS's Ashok Leyland Bus at Triolet, situated at the North of the Country

Mauritius has a widespread bus network with around 220 bus lines and roughly 900 bus stops. ^[12] They are operated by major companies (Mauritius Bus Transport, National Transport Corporation (NTC), United Bus Service (UBS)), as well as smaller companies (Rose Hill Transport (RHT), Triolet Bus Service (TBS) and others) and various individual operators that are organized in regional Bus Owners Co-operative Societies (BOCS). The bus prices are regulated by the Government of Mauritius. However, there is no such thing as an operator independent ticket which could be used across the island.^{[ citation needed ]}

Bus routes

The following is a list of the bus routes operated in Mauritius:

Route number	Origin	Destination	Via:	Operator:
1	Port Louis/Victoria	Rose Hill	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin	RHT/Rose Hill Transport
1A		St Patrick	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Barkly, Mont Roches, Roches Brunes, Stanley, Boundary
1B		Rose Hill	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin, Vandermeersch
1C		St Patrick	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin, Rose Hill
2	Port Louis/Victoria	Curepipe/North	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin, Rose Hill, Belle Rose, Shoprite, Jumbo, Phoenix, St Paul, Castel, Eau Coulee	UBS/United Bus Service
2A		Forest Side(UBS Depot)	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin, Rose Hill, Belle Rose, Shoprite, Jumbo, Phoenix, St Paul, Castel, Eau Coulee, Curepipe/North, Morcellement Piat
3	Port Louis/Victoria	Vacoas	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin, Rose Hill, Belle Rose, St Jean, Quatre Bornes, La Louise, Candos, Bonne Terre, La Caverne	NTC/National Transport Corporation
3A		Phoenix	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin, Rose Hill, Belle Rose, St Jean, Quatre Bornes, La Louise, Candos, Bonne Terre, La Caverne, Vacoas, Palmerstone
3B		Bord Cascades/Henrietta	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin, Rose Hill, Belle Rose, St Jean, Quatre Bornes, La Louise, Candos, Bonne Terre, La Caverne, Quinze Cantons, Diolle, Glen Park
3C		Bassin	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin, Rose Hill, Belle Rose, St Jean, Quatre Bornes, La Louise
3D		La Marie	La Butte, Plaine Lauzun, GRNW, Coromandel, Beau Bassin, Rose Hill, Belle Rose, St Jean, Quatre Bornes, La Louise, Candos, Bonne Terre, La Caverne, Quinze Cantons, Diolle, Glen Park, Morcellement Pousson
3E	Vacoas	Rose Hill	La Caverne, Bonne Terre, Candos, La Louise, Quatre Bornes, St Jean, Belle Rose
4	Curepipe/North	Quatre Bornes	Eau Coulee, Castel, St Paul, Clarisse, Vacoas, La Caverne, Bonne Terre, Candos, La Louise	NTC
4A			Floreal, Cite Mangalkhan, Riverwalk, Vacoas, La Caverne, Bonne Terre, Candos, La Louise
5	Quatre Bornes	Baie du Cap	La Louise, Palma, Beau Songes, Geoffroy, Bambous, Cascavelle Mall, Casela, Tamarin, La Preneuse, Riviere Noire, Case Noyale, La Gaulette, Coteau Raffin, Le Morne, La Prairie, Maconde	Individual Operators
6	Curepipe/South	Riviere des Galets	Forest Side, Seizieme Mille, Nouvelle France, Pont Colville, Beau Climat, La Flora, Riviere Dragon, Britannia, Tyack, Riviere des Anguilles, Union Ducray, St Aubin, Souillac, Surinam, Belle Vue, Chemin Grenier	NTC
6A		Chamouny	Forest Side, Seizieme Mille, Nouvelle France, Pont Colville, Beau Climat, La Flora, Riviere Dragon, Britannia, Tyack, Riviere des Anguilles, Union Ducray, St Aubin, Souillac, Surinam, Belle Vue, Chemin Grenier
7	Riviere des Galets	Rose Belle	Chemin Grenier, Belle Vue, Surinam, Souillac, St Aubin, Union Ducray, Riviere des Anguilles, Tyack, Britannia, Riviere Dragon, La Flora, Beau Climat, Wireless Road, Balisson	NTC
8	Souillac	Choisy	Surinam, Belle Vue, Chemin Grenier, Riviere des Galets, Beau Champ, Bel Ombre, St Martin, Baie du Cap	NTC
9	Curepipe/South	Mahebourg	Forest Side, Seizieme Mille, Nouvelle France, Union Park, Balisson, Rose Belle, JN Hospital, New Grove, Mare d'Albert, Plaine Magnien, SSR International Airport, Beau Vallon	Individual Operators/
10	Riviere des Galets	Mahebourg	Chemin Grenier, Belle Vue, Surinam, Souillac, Union Ducray, St Aubin, Riviere des Anguilles, Batimarais, Benares, Camp Diable, La Sourdine, L'Escalier, Plein Bois, Trois Boutiques, Union Vale, Plaine Magnien, SSR International Airport, Beau Vallon	Individual Operators
10A	Curepipe/South	L'Escalier	Forest Side, Seizieme Mille, Nouvelle France, Union Park, Balisson, Rose Belle, JN Hospital, New Grove, Mare d'Albert, Plaine Magnien, Union Vale, Trois Boutiques, Plein Bois	Individual Operators
11	Mahebourg	St Hubert	Ville Noire, Grand Bel Air, Riche en Eau, St Hilaire, Cent Gaulettes	Individual Operators
12	Port Louis/Victoria	Sebastopol	La Butte, Bell Village, Camp Chapelon, Pailles, Soreze, Montagne Ory, Moka Hospital, Bois Cheri, Petit Verger, Verdun, Alma, Quartier Militaire, Providence, Melrose, Montagne Blanche, Lesur	Individual Operators
13	Rose Hill	St Pierre	Ebene Cybercity, Reduit, MGI, Moka Hospital, Bois Cheri, Petit Verger	Individual Operators
13A		Nouvelle Decouverte/Eau Bouille	Ebene Cybercity, Reduit, MGI, Helvetia, Gentilly, St Pierre, L'Avenir, Beau Bois, Ripailles	Individual Operators
13D		La Laura	Ebene Cybercity, Reduit, MGI, Helvetia, Gentilly, St Pierre, L'Avenir	Individual Operators
14	Curepipe/South	Rose Belle	Forest Side, Seizieme Mille, Coriolis, Midlands, Bananes, Cluny, Cite Beemanique, Union Park, Balisson, JN Hospital	NTC
15	Rose Hill	Central Flacq	Ebene Cybercity, Reduit, MGI, Helvetia, Gentilly, St Pierre, Verdun, Alma, Quartier Militaire, Providence, Mont Ida, Medine, Bel Etang, Camp de Masque, Unite, Bonne Mere, Boulet Rouge	Individual Operators
15D		L'Esperance	Ebene Cybercity, Reduit, MGI, Helvetia, Gentilly, St Pierre, Verdun, Alma, Quartier Militaire, Bonne Veine
16	Rose Hill	Central Flacq	Ebene Cybercity, Reduit, MGI, Helvetia, Gentilly, St Pierre, Verdun, Alma, Quartier Militaire, Providence, Melrose, Montagne Blanche, Lesur, Sebastopol, Clavet, Belle Rive, Olivia, Deep River, Pont Lardier, Bel Air, Ecroignard, Bramsthan, Boulet Rouge	Individual Operators
17	Curepipe/North	Central Flacq	Eau Coulee, Rue Couvent, Wooton, Belle Rive, Valetta, Quartier Militaire, Providence, Mont Ida, Medine, Bel Etang, Camp de Masque, Unite, Bonne Mere, Boulet Rouge	Individual Operators/UBS(Only at night for Workers)
18	Central Flacq	Mahebourg	Boulet Rouge, Bramsthan, Ecroignard, Bel Air, Ernest Florent, Beau Champ, GRSE, Deux Frères, Quatre Soeurs, Grand Sable, Petit Sable, Bambous Virieux, Anse Jonchee, Bois des Amourettes, Vieux Grand Port, Riviere des Creoles, Petit Bel Air, Ville Noire	Individual Operators
19	Port Louis/Immigration	Creve Coeur	Nicolay, Abercrombie, Ste Croix, Le Hochet, Terre Rouge, Bois Pignolet, Notre Dame, Baillache, Long Mountain, Valton	MBT/Mauritian Bus Transport
20	Port Louis/Immigration	Triolet	Nicolay, Abercrombie, Ste Croix, Le Hochet, Terre Rouge, St Joseph, Arsenal, SSRN Hospital, Solitude, 7/8/9th Mile, Terminus	TBS/Triolet Bus Service
20A		Pointe aux Piments	Nicolay, Abercrombie, Ste Croix, Le Hochet, Terre Rouge, St Joseph, Arsenal, Solitude, Triolet(7/8th Mile), Camp Lilas, Camp Bestel
21	Port Louis/Immigration	Goodlands	Nicolay, Abercrombie, Ste Croix, Le Hochet, Terre Rouge, St Joseph, Arsenal, SSRN Hospital, Morcellement St Andre, Plaine des Papayes, Belle Vue Pilot, Fond du Sac, The Vale, Petit Raffray, Trois Bras	Individual Operators
22	Port Louis/Immigration	Grand Gaube	Nicolay, Abercrombie, Ste Croix, Le Hochet, Terre Rouge, Khoyratty, Calebasses, Pamplemousses, Belle Vue Harel, Forbach, Trois Bras, Goodlands, Roche Terre	Individual Operators
23	Port Louis/Immigration	Riviere du Rempart	Nicolay, Abercrombie, Ste Croix, Le Hochet, Terre Rouge, Khoyratty, Calebasses, Pamplemousses, Mon Gout, The Mount, Piton, Esperance Trebuchet, Poudre d'Or, Ile d'Ambre, Panchvati, Hermitage, Pointe des Lascars, Haute Rive	NTC
24			Nicolay, Abercrombie, Ste Croix, Le Hochet, Terre Rouge, Khoyratty, Calebasses, Pamplemousses, Mon Gout, Grande Rosalie, Petite Julie, Amaury, Barlow, Belle Vue Maurel
26	Goodlands	Central Flacq	Belmont, Poudre d'Or, Ile d'Ambre, Panchvati, Hermitage, Haute Rive, Riviere du Rempart, Plaine des Roches, Roches Noires, Poste Lafayette, Poste de Flacq, Constance	Individual Operators/Divla Transport
27	Port Louis/Immigration	Riviere du Rempart	Nicolay, Abercrombie, Ste Croix, Le Hochet, Terre Rouge, Khoyratty, Calebasses, Pamplemousses, Belle Vue Harel, Mapou, Piton, Gokoolah, Amitie, Belle Vue Maurel	NTC
28	Triolet		9/8/7th Mile, Solitude, Morcellement St Andre, Plaine des Papayes, Belle Vue Harel, Mapou, Piton, Gokoolah, Amitie, Belle Vue Maurel	TBS
29(Merged with Route 240 as of 13th March 2024)	Grand Baie	Central Flacq	Super U, La Croisette, Sottise, The Vale, Fond du Sac, Belle Vue Pilot, Plaine des Papayes, Belle Vue Harel, Piton, Gokoolah, Amitie, Belle Vue Maurel, Riviere du Rempart, Belle Vue Maurel, Bois Jacquot, Petite Retraite, Pont Blanc, Constance	TBS/Divla Transport
30	Curepipe/North	Dubreuil	Eau Coulee, Rue Couvent, Wooton, Belle Rive, Piton du Milieu, La Chartreuse	UBS
31	Ebene Cybercity	Bassin	Rose Hill, Boundary, Trefles, Berthaud, La Louise	RHT
33	Plaine Verte	Pailles	Desforges Street, Pope Hennessy St, Labourdonnais St, Dr Jeetoo Hospital, La Butte, Bell Village, Camp Chapelon, Les Guibies	UBS
33A	Cite Vallijee	Terre Rouge	Bell Village, La Butte, Casernes, Dr Jeetoo Hospital, Labourdonnais St, Pope Hennessy St, Desforges St, Plaine Verte, Cite Martial, Ste Croix, Le Hochet	UBS
34	Curepipe/South	Bois Cheri	Forest Side, Seizieme Mille, Nouvelle France, Pont Colville, Beau Climat, La Flora, Grand Bois	NTC
35	Vacoas	Hollyrood	La Caverne, Quinze Cantons	NTC
39	Rose Hill	Plaisance	Hugnin Road, Ratsitatane Avenue	UBS
39A		Camp Levieux	Hugnin Road, Plaisance
41/41A	Port Louis/Immigration	Vallee des Pretres	Desforges St, Plaine Verte St Francois Xavier St, Cite Martial, La Croisee, Carreau Lalo, Carolines
43	Curepipe/North	Camp Levieux	Eau Coulee, Castel, St Paul, Phoenix, Jumbo, Shoprite, Belle Rose, Rose Hill, Hugnin Road, Roches Brunes, Mont Roches
44	Curepipe/North	Camp les Juges	Forest Side, Cite Atlee, Labrasserie
45	Rose Hill	Albion	Hugnin Road, Roches Brunes, Mont Roches, St Martin, Canot, Gros Cailloux, Petite Riviere, Camp Creoles, Belle Vue
45A	Rose Hill	Albion	Hugnin Road, Roches Brunes, Mont Roches, St Martin, Canot, Morcellement Chazal
46	Mahebourg	Blue Bay	Cite la Chaux, Pointe Jerome, Pointe d'Esny, Preskil	Individual Operators
47	Port Louis/Immigration	Cite Vallijee	New Trunk Road, Bell Village, Cassis	UBS

Water transport

Ports and harbours

Port Louis is the main port in Mauritius. Port Mathurin is the main port on Rodrigues Island. ^[13] Mauritius was only accessible by boat until 1922, when the first flight landed in Mauritius. ^[1]

Panorama view of Port Louis (Hotel Le Suffren)

Merchant marine

total: 8 ships (1,000 GT or over) totalling 550142 GT/90,017 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: cargo 2, combination bulk 2, container 2, cargo 2^{[ clarification needed ]}
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, India 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 2 (2002 est.)^{[ citation needed ]}

Air transport

History

The first recorded flight taking off from Mauritius was undertaken on 2 June 1922 by Major F.W. Honnet. The plane, a mono-engine biplane, christened Maurice, had come by boat. For the inaugural flight, the land at the Gymkhana, Vacoas was converted into an improvised airport. ^[1]

On 10 September 1933, two French pilots, Maurice Samat and Paul Louis Lemerle, flew from Reunion Island to Mauritius on a Potez 43 plane called Monique. The pilots landed in Mon-Choisy in the north of the island. On 4 October of the same year, a Mauritian pilot, Jean Hily, took off from Mon-Choisy for Réunion island. However, he never made it and was lost at sea. ^[1] For some years that followed, the Mon-Choisy strip was used as an airport for the rare airplanes that landed on the island. However, in 1942, with the entry of Japan into the Second World War, the island gained a strategic importance in the Indian Ocean and thus the British government hastily built a new airport in the south of the island at Plaisance. On 24 November 1943, the first military airplane, a Dakota of the Royal Air Force (R.A.F) coming from Nairobi with a stopover at Madagascar, landed in Plaisance.

In 1945, with the end of the war, the airport was opened to the civil aviation. Thus, on 10 February of that year, a Junker 52 of the Réseau des Liaisons Aériennes Francaises (R.L.A.F), later known as Air France, landed in Plaisance. Since 1945, the R.L.A.F operated the Paris-Mauritius line. The journey of 6 days and 7 stops included Antananarivo and Reunion island. In 1946, the R.A.F handed over the Plaisance airport to the Mauritian authorities.

Air France became the first commercial aviation company to come to Mauritius. As from 1947, it's DC4, transporting 44 passengers, undertook the Paris-Mauritius in 3 days, including night time flight, with 12 stops in between. The following year, the British company SkyWays initiated a weekly flight on the Plaisance-Nairobi line. The introduction of Boeings as from 1961 sensibly reduced the travel time on this line. Even though Mauritius was a British colony, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (B.O.A.C) began to come to Mauritius only from 1962. The Mauritius-London itinerary took 26 hours, with 4 stops. In 1967, a Boeing 707, capable of carrying 160 passengers was introduced on the Paris-Mauritius line, decreasing the travel time to 18 hours. ^[1]

Initially, Mauritian civil and commercial aviation developed under the impulsion of Rogers & Co Company. The aviation department within Rogers was created by Amédée Maingard on his return from the Second World War. In June 1967, the national company, Air Mauritius was created. The Mauritian government, British Airways, Air France and Air India were the initial stakeholders in this initiative, with Rogers an active supporter. Amédée Maingard became the first president of Air Mauritius and Jean Ribet the general manager. ^[7] In December 1972, Air Mauritius landed a Piper-Navajo (twin-engined plane of 6 places), rented from Air Madagascar, in Rodrigues. Then, as from 1975, a Havilland Twin Otter of 16 places was used on the Mauritius-Rodrigues route. ^[14]

Airports

As of 2014, there are 2 airports in Mauritius and its dependencies.

Runways and length	Number	Airport(s)
Paved, over 3,047 meters	1	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Plaine Magnien
Paved, 914 to 1,523 meters	1	Plaine Corail Airport, Plaine Corail, Rodrigues Island

See also

• Rail transport in Mauritius
• Air Mauritius – national airline

References

1. Nagapen, Amédée (2010). Histoire de la Colonie: Isle de France – Ile Maurice (1721-1968). Editions de L'Océan Indien. p. 138. ISBN   978-99903-0-619-4.
2. "From a late number of Engineering". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 1868. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
3. "Light Rail Transit". Ministry of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport & Shipping – Light Rail Transit. Ministry of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport & Shipping. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
4. "Metro Express: PM reiterates commitment to modernise public transport system". Government of Mauritius. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
5. Nagapen, Amédée (2010). Histoire de la Colonies: Isle de France – Ile Maurice (1721-1968). Editions de L'Océan Indien. p. 92. ISBN   978-99903-0-619-4.
6. Nagapen, Amédée (2010). Histoire de la Colonie: Isle de France – Ile Maurice (1721-1968). Editions de pd Indien. p. 121. ISBN   978-99903-0-619-4.
7. Nagapen, Amédée (2010). Histoire de la Colonie: Isle de France – Ile Maurice (1721-1968). Editions de L'Océan Indien. pp. 153–154. ISBN   978-99903-0-619-4.
8. Digest of Road Transport and Road Accident Statistics Year 2018-2019 (XLS). Statistics Mauritius. February 2021.
9. National Transport Authority. "About Us". National Transport Authority – About Us. National Transport Authority. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
10. "List of Classified Roads" (PDF). Road Development Authority.
11. "IFB Notice No. RDA/IFB/2020/66". Government of Mauritius e-Procurement System. 25 August 2020.
12. "Mauritius Buses: Online route enquiry" . Retrieved 6 February 2011.
13. "Rodrigues Island | island, Mauritius | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
14. Nagapen, Amédée (2010). Histoire de la Colonie: Isle de France – Ile Maurice (1721-1968). Editions de L'Océan Indien. p. 187. ISBN   978-99903-0-619-4.

External links

• Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Land Transport & Shipping
• Taxi Mauritius Owners Association