Transport in Algeria

= Railways =

There are a total of 3 973 kilometers of railways. 2 888 kilometers is standard gauge, with 283 kilometers of that being electrified and 215 kilometers of that being double tracked. There is also a total of 1 085 kilometers of 1.055 m gauge track.

Railway links to adjacent countries

There are connections to flagicon|Tunisia Tunisia (via the Souk Ahras-Ghardimaou line) and flagicon|MoroccoMorocco, but the latter is closed since the '90s. There are no links to flagicon|Libya Libya, flagicon|Niger Niger, flagicon|Mali Mali, flagicon|Mauritania Mauritania or flagicon|Western Sahara Western Sahara.

Timeline

2006

* A new 204 km railway currently under construction from Tébessa to Aïn M'Lila. The 8 km Algiers bypass line between Gué de Constantine and Oued Smar is also being upgraded.

* 18 May 2006 SNTF is to spend $US5 billion (about R30bn) in the next five years on improvements.cite news | title= Desert riches fuel network revival | publisher = "Railway Gazette International" | author=Murray Hughes | accessdate = 2007-09-03 | url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/features_view/article/2007/06/7315/desert-riches-fuel-network-revival.html] It has awarded a 39-month-duration contract worth €248.3 million to a joint Algerian and Spanish consortium which will double the Annaba-Ramdane Djamal portion of the 626 km Algiers-Annaba line and upgrade the track for 160 km/h operation.

* SNTF is to electrify 420 km of the route west of Annaba at 25 kV AC, including the branches from Ramdane Djamel to Skikda (19 km) and Beni Mansour to Bejaia (88 km), as well as the line from Khemis Miliana to Oran (303 km).

* 18 May 2006 - By early 2009, it is hoped to open the first 16.3 km section of the new light rail line in Algeria’s capital city, linking Carl du Ruisseau to Bordj El Kiffan. [cite news | title = Railways Africa | publisher = RailwaysAfrica | url = http://www.railwaysafrica.com ]

* Under construction: there are 3 projects to build tramway networks in 3 major cities: Alger, Oran and Constantine (9 km, planned opening 2010) [cite news | title = Metros | date=2006-07-01 | publisher = "Railway Gazette International" | accessdate = 2007-09-03 |url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2006/07/4418/metros-32.html] .

* CAF is to supply 17 non-tilting diesel multiple-units based on the RENFE Series 598 tilting trains.

Stations served

Highways

There are 71,656 kilometers of paved roads including 640 kilometers of expressways and 32,344 kilometers of unpaved roads for a total road system of 104,000 kilometers.

Regional highways

Algeria has two routes in the Trans-African Highway network, including the Trans-Sahara Highway, soon to be complete as a paved road running from north to south through the country. The country has also embarked (as of 2006) in the construction of a new east west highway. [magharebia.com, [http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_gb/features/awi/features/2006/04/19/feature-01 "China and Japan consortium to construct Algeria's East-West Highway "] ]

Pipelines

There are 456 kilometers of crude oil pipeline, 298 kilometers of refined petroleum pipeline, and 2,948 kilometers of natural gas pipeline.There are also 4 gas exportation pipelines, two existing ones to Spain (Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline) and Italy (Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline) and 2 under construction, Medgaz between Oran and Almería, Spain and GALSI between Annaba and Sardinia, Italy. Both pipelines will be extended to France and Germany.

Ports and harbors

Mediterranean Sea

* Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Béni Saf, Dellys, Djendjen, Ghazaouet, Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda, and Ténès

Merchant marine

Airports

See also

* Algeria

References