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Algeria possesses one of the highest number of tram systems among developing countries, and by far the highest number in Africa, with 7 operating systems across different major cities. Currently the cities of Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Sétif, Sidi bel Abbes, Mostaganem and Ouargla have a tram line in operation. [ 9 ]
The laws of 19 December 1900 and 23 July 1904 create a special budget to grant financial autonomy to Algeria, [12] in terms of public works, with a separate budget for the management and development of its railway network. The Colony now has the opportunity to add new railway tracks to the insufficient network provided by the Metropolis.
The first phase of Line 1, "Haï el Badr"–"Tafourah-Central Post Office", which had a length of 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) and comprised 10 stations, opened for public service on 1 November 2011. [1] A 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) extension from "Haï el Badr" to "El Harrach Centre" opened for commercial service on 4 July 2015 after test runs in June.
Country study A Country Study: Algeria Library of Congress Call Number DT275 .A5771 1994 * Algeria * Acknowledgments * Preface * Table A. Selected Acronyms and Contractions * Country Profile - Visit new updated Profile (PDF) o Country o Geography o Society o Economy o Transportation and Telecommunications o Government and Politics o National Security * Introduction
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.
Algeria has a metro system in Algiers, although it is a very new system. It was originally put forward in 1980, but was put on hold for a couple decades before finally opening in 2011. [7] It is 18.8 km long, and runs on fourteen trains. [7]
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People gather in front of Guelma train station (19th century postcard). The history of the railway in Algeria began with the colonisation of the country by France.On 8 April 1857, a decree ordered the creation of 1,357 km (843 mi) of railways, beginning with the construction of a standard gauge line from Algiers to Blida, which started on 12 December 1859.