Algiers Metro

Infobox Public transit
name = Algiers Metro


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locale = Algiers, Algeria
transit_type = Rapid transit
began_operation = Phase I: December, 2008
system_length = km to mi|64
lines = 3
stations = 62
ridership =
track_gauge =
operator = [http://www.metroalger-dz.com/ EMA]

The Algiers Metro in Algiers, Algeria, is an urban project which dates from the years 1970 designed to avoid the demographic explosion and with the need for collective transport which results from it. Launched in the years 1980 it will have been slowed down because of financial difficulties and of the insecurity in the years 1990. The project was started again in 2003.

The first phase of the line 1 “Haï el Badr” - “Tafourah-Large post office”, 9 km, 10 stations, currently in construction, must be brought into fine service 2008.

History of the project

* Imagined in the years 1970, the project of subway of Algiers envisaged a network of 64 km.

Work was officially inaugurated in 1982, the technical studies completed in 1985, a German company and a Japanese woman are retained for the realization, but the fall of the price of the barrel of oil, by 30$ until with half of this sum the following years, reduced considerably the financial resources of the country. The project was on the way to be integrated into the shoed projects, but finally it was decided to return to the project of initial subway.

It will have to be waited three years so that soint started its realization in 1988. The contract awarded to two national companies [http://www.cosider-groupe.com/ COSIDER] and [http://www.sider.dz/GENISIDER] , who were not tested, very will on the matter quickly be slowed down by the financial and political crisis. Only four stations will be carried out in 15 years.

The Basement of Algiers one appears difficult to dig, which is added to one topography irregular. Work did not advance any more but with the idle.

* In 1994, a first section which goes from the place Emir-Abdelkader to the Large-Station, 450 meters length, is completed. Another section of 650 meters, which connects the station Large-Station to Khélifa-Boukhalfa is him also completed.

* 1999, the Company of the Subway of Algiers (EMA), lance an opinion of invitation to tender international and two groupements are selected, French Systra-Sgte for the control of work and algéro-German GAAMA for the realization and completion within 38 month of the civil engineering and earthworks.
* In 2003 benefitting from the return of the economic equilibrium, the government decides to equip the project with financial means adequate and new organisational and operational structures.

* In January 2006, the Company of the Subway of Algiers (EMA) entrusted the realization of the “integral system” (key-in-hand) to the grouping made up of the companies Siemens Transportation Systems for the installation of the fixed material, indication and the electrification, Vinci Construction Great Projects for the civil engineering, as of the Spanish company Construcciones y auxiliar of ferrocarriles (CAF) for the travelling material (14 trains of 6 cars). The grouping will use technology “Trainguard MT CBTC” already implemented on the line 1 and 14 of the Parisian subway.

Chantiers in progress

Of a length of 9 km, the first phase of line 1 includes/understands 10 stations, connecting " Haï el Badr" (Bourouba) to "Tafourah- Large Post office" (Algiers-Center).
* The section "El Hamma - Haï El Badr", with its 4 stations and 17 other works for ventilation and the cables is carried out within 38 assigned month. Work of civil engineering concerning drilling and poses it rails were officially completed it June 30 2007.

* The installation and the welding of the ways a 23 km length (until the deposits) were started in April 2007 by the French company South-western Travaux France (TSO), the building site must be delivered in November 2007.

* The first car must arrive to Algiers before December 2007.

Extensions

Invitations to tender were launched for the realization of a section of 4 km between Bachdjarrah and El Harrach composed of 4 stations and one viaduct of 250 meters above the strap motorway Ouchaïah Wadi.

* The Gaama group which carried out the first section quoted of 250 million euros including/understanding the realization of a multimode station (drunk subway/train//taxis) on the level of the railway station of El Harrach.

Two other extensions of line 1 are envisaged to the horizon 2010:
** of “Tafourah” towards “place of the Martyrs”
** of Haï El Badr " towards “Aïn Naâdja”

Cost of the project

The total cost of the first phase of line 1 would rise with 77 billion DA, including 30 billion for the civil engineering and 47 billion for the equipment, is close to 900 million euros.

Inauguration

* It is envisaged the delivery 14 trains of 6 cars each one. Each oar a 108 m length can transport to 1.216 people including 208 sitted places.

* the subway of Algiers will allow the displacement of 41.000 travellers/hour, that is to say 150 million travellers/year with intervals of exploitation going until less than 2 minutes. Of a speed of 70 km/h, the subway will be open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

* A first brought into service is announced for end 2008. The exploitation of the subway will be entrusted to a tested company, in the form of a mandate of management: RATP assignee of the market in August 2007 was declared.

External links

* [http://www.metroalger-dz.com/ Metro d'Alger]
* [http://www.siemens.fr/transportation/ Siemens Transportation Systems]