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The Algiers Metro (Arabic: مترو الجزائر العاصمة) is a rapid transit system that serves Algiers, the capital of Algeria.Originally designed in the 1970s, it opened in 2011 after decades of delays due to financial difficulties and security issues.
The Algiers Metro is a rapid transit system that first opened in 2011, making Algiers the first city in the Maghreb to possess this type of infrastructure. The system is mostly underground and extends over 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi), serving 19 stations, and has an annual ridership of over 40 million passengers in 2018.
The Urban and suburban transport company of Algiers (Arabic: مؤسسة النقل الحضري وشبه الحضري لمدينة الجزائر, French: Entreprise de transport urbain et suburbain d'Alger, abbreviated ETUSA) is an Algerian public company that provides surface public transportation services in the city of Algiers and its metropolitan area.
By June 2012, the opened sections had a length of 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) and 28 stops and were operated by ETUSA, the public transport operator for the Algiers metropolitan area, using Alstom Citadis trams. Two extensions, to take the tramway to a total length of 23.2 kilometres (14.4 mi), opened on 16 April 2014 and 14 June 2015 respectively.
A map of Algiers metro lines currently in operation including stations under construction. The Algiers Metro is a rapid transit system serving Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The metro has 19 stations and spanning 18.5 km (11.5 mi) [1] and moved 28.4 million passengers in 2016. [2]
The station is served by trains from the suburban rail network of Algiers, with the terminus at Agha station [] in Algiers. [4]The trains connect Algiers to the airport in 20 minutes, with 34 journeys per day from 5:00 AM to 9:05 PM departing from Agha station, and from 5:30 AM to 9:35 PM from the airport.
Casablanca is more complex than Algiers or Tunis, in order to connect the suburban areas to the downtown of Casablanca, a system of four tramway lines with over 100 km of tracks, and 124 trains as well as two lines of BRT(bus rapid transit) is achieved, the city has future projects of monorail system but no progress so far. [citation needed]
Public transport of Algiers Various means of transport in Algiers ETUSA (urban and suburban bus transportation for Algiers) operates bus service in Algiers and the surrounding suburbs. 54 lines are operating, with service from 5:30 a.m. to 12:45 a.m.