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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.
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.
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.
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.
Maritime history of Algeria (2 C) R. History of rail transport in Algeria (1 C, 3 P) This page was last edited on 23 August 2019, at 18:54 (UTC). Text ...
In March 2014, the director of transportation of the Oran Wilaya, with representatives of the project owner Enterprise Metro d'Alger (EMA) advised that the technical study had been finalized. The expected cost of the project was estimated to be 138 billion Algerian dinars (1.3 billion euros) and would have a length of 19.66 kilometres (12.22 mi ...
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (French: Ministère des Travaux Publics et des Transports), formerly the Transport Ministry [1] (Arabic: وزارة اﻟﻨﻘﻞ, French: Ministère des Transports) is a government ministry of Algeria. Its head office is in El Biar, Algiers. [2]