The Algiers Tramway (, ''Tramwāy al-Jazā'ir al-`Āṣimah'', "Algiers Capital Tramway") is a

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

system which commenced service on 8 May 2011 in the

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

n capital,

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

. By June 2012, the opened sections had a length of and 28 stops and were operated by ETUSA, the

public transport Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whic ...

operator for the Algiers metropolitan area, using

Alstom Citadis The Alstom Citadis is a family of low-floor trams and light rail vehicles built by Alstom. , over 2,300 Citadis trams have been sold and 1,800 tramways are in revenue service throughout the world, with operations in all six inhabited continents ...

trams. Two extensions, to take the tramway to a total length of , opened on 16 April 2014 and 14 June 2015 respectively.

Overview

The tramway is designed to carry between 150,000 and 185,000 people per day. The system offers a carrying capacity of 6,800 passengers per hour in each direction with a capacity of 400 persons per tram. The light rail vehicles (LRVs) being used are

trams, specifically the second-generation Type 302. EMA has ordered 41 trams. The first set was delivered on March 28, 2009. The

design A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...

of the trams was carried out by the agency RCP Design Global which covered the general concept, indoor environment and the outer casing of the trams. The livery of trams is blue and white.

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References

External links

ETUSA – official website
{{coord missing, Algeria Light rail in Algeria Tram transport in Algeria Public inquiries in Algeria Tramway Rail transport articles in need of updating RATP Group 2011 establishments in Algeria Standard-gauge railways in Algeria

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