As the
tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa and in the Mediterranean region,
Algeria
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has a vast transportation system that includes a large and diverse transportation infrastructure.
Railways
There are a total of of railways: with of that being electrified and of that being
double tracked.
SNTF operates the railways, whilst a new, separate organisation,
Anesrif, has been created to manage infrastructure investment.
The
High Plateau line is a major new project to build an east-west line across the country, parallel to the
Rocade Nord.
Timeline
2009
* A 690-km line from
Béchar
Béchar ( ar, بشار) is the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. It is also a commune, coextensive with Béchar District, of Béchar Province. In 2008 the city had a population of 165,627, up from 134,954 in 1998, with an annual growth ...
to Oran is opened on 15 July.
* Planning starts on suburban electrification at
25 kV AC
Railway electrification systems using alternating current (AC) at are used worldwide, especially for high-speed rail. It is usually supplied at the standard utility frequency (typically 50 or 60Hz), which simplifies traction substations. The dev ...
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2006
* A new railway currently under construction from
Tébessa to
Aïn M'Lila. The
Algiers bypass line between
Djasr Kasentina
Gué de Constantine is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria
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and
Oued Smar
Oued Smar is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria
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is also being upgraded.
* 18 May 2006
SNTF is to spend $US5 billion (about R30bn) in the next five years on improvements.
It has awarded a 39-month-duration contract worth €248.3 million to a joint Algerian and Spanish consortium that will double the
Annaba
Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...
-
Ramdane Djamal portion of the
Algiers-
Annaba
Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...
line and upgrade the track for 1 operation.
* SNTF is to electrify of the route west of Annaba at
25 kV AC
Railway electrification systems using alternating current (AC) at are used worldwide, especially for high-speed rail. It is usually supplied at the standard utility frequency (typically 50 or 60Hz), which simplifies traction substations. The dev ...
, including the branches from
Ramdane Djamel to
Skikda
Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District.
History
The Phoeni ...
() and
Beni Mansour to
Bejaia (), as well as the line from
Khemis Miliana
Khemis Miliana ( ar, خميس مليانة, links=no) is a town in northern Algeria of around 500000 inhabitants. It is a university town located 120 kilometers west of Algiers. It was known as Malliana in Roman times, then Affreville during th ...
to
Oran ().
* 18 May 2006 - By early 2009, it is hoped to open the first section of the new light rail line in Algeria's capital city, linking
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to
Bordj El Kiffan.
* Under construction: there are 3 projects to build tramway networks in 3 major cities:
Alger,
Oran and
Constantine (, planned opening 2010).
*
CAF is to supply 17 non-tilting diesel multiple-units based on the
Renfe Series 598
tilting train
A tilting train is a train that has a mechanism enabling increased speed on regular rail tracks. As a train (or other vehicle) rounds a curve at speed, objects inside the train experience centrifugal force. This can cause packages to slide ab ...
s.
Metro
The
Algiers Metro is rapid transit system that was first opened in 2011, making Algiers the first city in the
Maghreb
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...
to possess this type of infrastructure. The system is mostly undergrounds and extends over and serves 19 stations, it has an annual ridership of over 40 million passengers in 2018.
Several expansion projects are underway to ensure a larger coverage of the capital city, with the network being projected to reach a length of and serve 58 stations in the future.
Tramways
Algeria possesses one of the highest numbers 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, Setif, Sidi bel Abbes, Mostaganem and Ouargla have a tram line in operation. The government, wanting to diversify the country's future in rail transport, has assigned the
Entreprise Métro d'Alger to the projects.
*
Algiers tramway
The Algiers Tramway ( ar, ترامواي الجزائر العاصمة, ''Tramwāy al-Jazā'ir al-`Āṣimah'', "Algiers Capital Tramway") is a tram system which commenced service on 8 May 2011 in the Algerian capital, Algiers. By June 2012, the o ...
(2011)
*
Oran Tramway (2013) 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) of route and 32 stops.
["Oran tramway opens for business, with more Algerian LRT to come" (June 2013). '']Tramways & Urban Transit
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'' magazine, p. 212. LRTA Publishing (UK).
*
Constantine tramway
The Constantine Tramway is a tramway system which has been operating in Constantine, Algeria, since 2013.
There had been several delays and cost over-runs in the construction of the tramway. Originally scheduled to enter revenue service in No ...
(2013) of route and 21 stops.
*
Sidi Bel Abbès tramway (June 2017) 13.74 kilometres (8.54 mi) of route and 22 stops.
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Ouargala tramway (March 2018) of route and 16 stops.
*
Setif tramway (May 2018) 22.4 kilometres (13.9 mi) of route and 26 stops.
* (2022) kilometers of route and 24 stops.
Highways
Due to extensive investment the motorway network in Algeria is expanding increasingly, along with other kinds of infrastructure. The country plans to link all of its major ports and cities with its highway network, as well as linking the country to all of its neighbors, with the aim of boosting economic activity and trade.
Currently Algeria has over of paved roads including of expressways (six-lane highways), as well as of unpaved roads for a total road system of about .
Regional highways
Algeria has two major roads in the
Trans-African Highway network, including the
Trans-Sahara Highway
The Trans-Sahara Highway or TAH 2 is a proposed transnational highway project to pave, improve and ease border formalities on an existing trade route running north–south across the Sahara Desert. It runs between North Africa bordered by the Medi ...
, which traverses the country from north to south, and eventually continues into Niger and Nigeria, linking Algiers to
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. The country has also constructed the
East-West highway, which crosses the entirety of the country's north along the east-west axis, and runs from its border with Tunisia to that with Morocco, connecting most major Algerian cities in the process.
Motorways
*
East-West Highway. This is the most important road infrastructure in the country, it is a six-lane expressway that extends all the way from
Ain El Assel
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, on the border with
Tunisia
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to
Maghnia, on the border with
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
, over the length of 1,216 km. The highway links several major cities of the country along its way, namely
Constantine,
Sétif,
Algiers,
Blida
Blida ( ar, البليدة; Tamazight: Leblida) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name ''Blida'', i.e. ''bulaydah'', is a diminutive ...
,
Chlef
Chlef ( ar, الشلف, Berber: Clef) is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria. Located in the north of Algeria, west of the capital, Algiers, it was founded in 1843, as Orléansville, on the ruins of Roman ''Castellum Tingitanum''. In 1962, i ...
,
Sidi Bel Abbes
''Sidi'' or ''Sayidi'', also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, ( ar, سيدي, Sayyīdī, Sīdī (dialectal) "milord") is an Arabic masculine title of respect. ''Sidi'' is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. W ...
and
Tlemcen
Tlemcen (; ar, تلمسان, translit=Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the p ...
, with additional secondary expressways constructed to link other major cities to it, such as
Oran,
Béjaïa
Béjaïa (; ; ar, بجاية, Latn, ar, Bijāya, ; kab, Bgayet, Vgayet), formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city and commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Béjaïa is ...
,
Tizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia.
History
Etymology
The name ''Tizi Ouzou' ...
,
Jijel,
Skikda
Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District.
History
The Phoeni ...
,
Mostaghanem and
Batna.
*
Highway of the Hauts Plateaux is a planned highway of 1020 km that runs in parallel to the
East–West Highway through the steppe-like region of the
Hautes Plaines
The Hautes Plaines ("High Plains", ar, الهضاب العليا), also known as Hauts Plateaux, is a steppe-like natural region located in the Atlas Mountains in northern Algeria. It stretches more than in an east northeast – west southwes ...
. The highways extends from the province of
Tlemcen
Tlemcen (; ar, تلمسان, translit=Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the p ...
on the border with
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
, through
Saida Saida may refer to:
Places
* Saïda, Algeria, a city in Algeria
* Saïda Province, a province of Algeria
* Saida, Lebanon, the Arabic name for Sidon, a city in Lebanon
* Saida, a village in Helan, Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab province, Pakistan
* Sai ...
,
Tiaret
Tiaret ( ar, تاهرت / تيارت; Berber: Tahert or Tihert, i.e. "Lioness") is a major city in northwestern Algeria that gives its name to the wider farming region of Tiaret Province. Both the town and region lie south-west of the capital o ...
,
Medea
In Greek mythology, Medea (; grc, Μήδεια, ''Mēdeia'', perhaps implying "planner / schemer") is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of Jason an ...
,
M'sila,
Batna,
Oum El Bouaghi,
Khenchela
Khenchela ancient Mascula ( ar, خنشلة) is the capital city of the administrative Khenchela Province (''Wilaya''), number 40, in the north east of Algeria. Situated in the Aures Mountains, 1200 m above sea level. The city is mainly popu ...
and finally ending at
Tebessa on the border with
Tunisia
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. Construction began on some sections of the highway.
*National Highway 4. Extends from
Oran to
Boufarik
Boufarik is a town in Blida Province, Algeria, approximately 30 km from Algiers. In 2008, its population was 57,162.popul ...
, total length: 384 km. It is a motorway on its extent from
Oran to Zaghloul (
Zahana
Zahana is a town and commune in Mascara Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 18,839.
Notable people
* Ahmed Zabana
Ahmed Zabana ( ar, أحمد زبانة; real name: Ahmed Zahana, born 1926, died June 19, 1956 ...
), length: 35 km.
*National Highway 5. It is a motorway on its extent from
Dar El Beïda to
Ammal
Ammal is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,567.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Ammal'' are:
History
French conquest
* Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha ( ...
. Length: 82 km.
*National Highway 11. It is a motorway running from
Alger to
Cherchell. Length: 65 km.
*National Highway 12. It is a motorway running from
Si Mustapha to
Tizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia.
History
Etymology
The name ''Tizi Ouzou' ...
. Length: 57 km.
Cable transport
Due to its mountainous geography, Algeria has taken a particular interest in cable-based transportation, namely
gondola lifts
The gondola (, ; vec, góndoła ) is a traditional, Flat-bottomed boat, flat-bottomed Venice, Venetian watercraft rowing, rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a ro ...
and
aerial tramways
An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...
, which serve as both an ecological and touristic means of transport. Currently there are seven such systems in operation across the country, in
Algiers,
Tlemcen
Tlemcen (; ar, تلمسان, translit=Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the p ...
,
Tizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia.
History
Etymology
The name ''Tizi Ouzou' ...
,
Chréa,
Constantine,
Annaba
Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...
and
Skikda
Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District.
History
The Phoeni ...
.
Over the coming years, Algeria will be endowed with a program of new projects for the modernization and maintenance of all the country's cable cars. These works aim to reinforce the country's public cable transport.
Algérie - Mise à niveau des téléphériques et projets en cours
Synthèse de l'article - Équipe Algerie-Monde.com, D'après El Watan. www.elwatan.com. Par M. Tchoubane , Le 3 décembre 2008.
Pipelines
As of 2013 Algeria had an extensive network of pipelines, with 7036 kilometers of oil pipelines, 16415 kilometers of natural gas pipelines, 3447 kilometers of liquid petroleum gas pipelines, 2600 kilometers of condensate pipelines and 144 kilometers of refined products pipelines.
The country has 3 exportation pipelines, two running to Spain
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( Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline and Medgaz
Medgaz is a submarine natural gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain.
History
The idea of building a direct gas pipeline between Algeria and Europe arose in the 1970s. However, the technical limitations at that time prevented the construction ...
), and one running to Italy (Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline
The Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline (''TransMed''; also ''Enrico Mattei gas pipeline'') is a natural gas pipeline from Algeria via Tunisia to Sicily and thence to mainland Italy. An extension of the TransMed pipeline delivers Algerian gas to Sloveni ...
), with an additional pipeline ( GALSI) planned between Annaba
Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...
and Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
. The pipeline networks will be extended to France
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and Germany
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.
Ports and harbors
Mediterranean Sea
* Algiers, Annaba
Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...
, Arzew
Arzew or Arzeu ( ar, أرزيو Berber; ) is a port city in Algeria, 25 miles (40 km) from Oran. It is the capital of Arzew District, Oran Province.
History
Antiquity
Like the rest of North Africa, the site of modern-day Arzew was ori ...
, Bejaia, Béni Saf, Dellys
Dellys ( ar, دلّس, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town ...
, Djendjen, Ghazaouet
Ghazaouet is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in northwestern Algeria
)
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, Jijel, Mostaganem
Mostaganem ( ber, Mustɣanem; ar, مستغانم) is a port city in and capital of Mostaganem province, in the northwest of Algeria. The city, founded in the 11th century lies on the Gulf of Arzew, Mediterranean Sea and is 72 km ENE of O ...
, Oran, Skikda
Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District.
History
The Phoeni ...
, and Ténès
Ténès ( ar, تنس; from Berber TNS 'camping') is a town in Algeria located around 200 kilometers west of the capital Algiers. , it has a population of 65,000 people.
History
Ténès was founded as a Phoenician port in or before the 8th cen ...
Merchant marine
Total: 110 (2017, CIA World Factbook)
by type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 13, oil tanker 9, other 85 (2017)
Airports
See also
* Algeria
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References
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