Khelifa Boukhalfa Station

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General information
Location Alger Centre
Coordinates 36°45′59″N3°03′13″E / 36.76639°N 3.05361°E / 36.76639; 3.05361
Line(s) Logo ligne 1 metro d'Alger.svg Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms at each line
Tracks2 per line
Connections ETUSA 31, 32, 33, 40, 54
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKBK
History
OpenedNovember 1, 2011 (Line 1)
Services
Preceding station Algiers Metro Following station
Tafourah - Grande Poste Line 1 1er Mai

Khelifa Boukhalfa is a transfer station serving the Line 1 of the Algiers Metro.

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Etymology

The Khelifa Boukhalfa station is located under the Boukhalfa Boulevard at the intersection of Mouloud-Belhouchet Boulevard, near the Didouche-Mourad Street and Rue Victor Hugo. It serves the neighborhoods located upstream of the place Maurice Audin-(Didouche-Mourad Mohamed V street and boulevard), the district of Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger and the neighborhood Messonnier '.

The station is named after an Algerian fighter Algerian War died in Algiers on 17 December 1957.

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