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Situation of Algerian highways network in May 2015
As the tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa and in the Mediterranean region, Algeria has a vast transportation system that includes a large and diverse transportation infrastructure.
There are a total of 4,560km (2,830mi) of 1,435mm (4ft8+1⁄2in) standard gauge railways: with 480km (300mi) of that being electrified and 560km (350mi) of that being double tracked.[1]
SNTF operates the railways, whilst a new, separate organisation, Anesrif, has been created to manage infrastructure investment.
18 May 2006 SNTF is to spend $US5 billion (about R30bn) in the next five years on improvements.[4] It has awarded a 39-month-duration contract worth €248.3 million to a joint Algerian and Spanish consortium that will double the Annaba–Ramdane Djamal portion of the 626km (389mi)Algiers–Annaba line and upgrade the track for 160km/h (37mph) operation.
18 May 2006 – By early 2009, it is hoped to open the first 16.3km (10.1mi) section of the new light rail line in Algeria's capital city, linking Carl du Ruisseau to Bordj El Kiffan.[5]
Under construction: there are three projects to build tramway networks in three major cities: Alger, Oran and Constantine (9km or 5.6mi, planned opening 2010).[6]
CAF is to supply 17 non-tilting diesel multiple-units based on the Renfe Series 598 tilting trains.[4]
Metro
Rolling stock of the Algiers Metro
The Algiers Metro is a rapid transit system that first opened in 2011, making Algiers the first city in the Maghreb to possess this type of infrastructure. The system is mostly underground and extends over 18.2 kilometres (11.3mi), serving 19 stations, and has an annual ridership of over 40 million passengers in 2018.[7]
Several expansion projects are underway to ensure more extensive coverage of the capital city, with the network projected to reach a length of 60 kilometres (37mi) and serve 58 stations in the future.[8]
Tramways
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 government, wanting to diversify the country's future in rail transport, has assigned the Entreprise Métro d'Alger to the projects.
Sétif tramway (May 2018): 22.4 kilometres (13.9mi) of route and 26 stops[13]
Mostaganem Tramway (2022): 14.2 kilometres (8.8mi) kilometers of route and 24 stops
Highways
East-West Highway near BouïraEast-West Highway near RelizaneAerial tramway in Algiers
Due to extensive investment the motorway network in Algeria is expanding, 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[as of?] Algeria has over 96,000km (60,000mi) of paved roads including 2,318km (1,440mi) of expressways (six-lane highways), as well as 29,000km (18,000mi) of unpaved roads, for a total road system of about 127,000km (79,000mi).[14]
Regional highways
Algeria has two major roads in the Trans-African Highway network, including the Trans-Sahara Highway, which traverses the country from north to south, and eventually continues into Niger and Nigeria, linking Algiers to Lagos, Nigeria. 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.[15]
National Highway 4 extends from Oran to Boufarik, total length: 384km. It is a motorway extending from Oran to Zaghloul (Zahana), length: 35km.
National Highway 5 is a motorway on its extent from Dar El Beïda to Ammal. Length: 82km.
National Highway 11 is a motorway running from Alger to Cherchell. Length: 65km.
National Highway 12 is a motorway running from Si Mustapha to Tizi Ouzou. Length: 57km.
Cable transport
Due to its mountainous geography, Algeria has taken a particular interest in cable-based transportation, namely gondola lifts and aerial tramways, which serve as both an ecological and touristic means of transport. Currently there are eight such systems in operation across the country, in Algiers, Oran, Tlemcen, Tizi Ouzou, Chréa, Constantine, Annaba and Skikda.
Over the coming years, Algeria will launch 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.[17]
Pipelines
Map of pipelines in Algeria
As of 2013 Algeria had an extensive network of pipelines, with 7,036 kilometers of oil pipelines, 16,415 kilometers of natural gas pipelines, 3,447 kilometers of liquid petroleum gas pipelines, 2,600 kilometers of condensate pipelines and 144 kilometers of refined products pipelines.[18]
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