Transport in Algeria

Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Timeline 1.1.1 2010 1.1.2 2009 1.1.3 2006 2 Highways 2.1 Regional highways 3 Pipelines 4 Ports and harbors 4.1 Mediterranean Sea 5 Merchant marine 6 Airports 7 gallery pictures 8 See also 9 References

Railways

There are a total of 3,973 km (2,469 mi) of railways: 2,888 km (1,795 mi) is standard gauge, with 283 km (176 mi) of that being electrified and 215 km (134 mi) of that being double tracked. There are also a total of 1,085 km (674 mi) of 1,055 mm (3’6¹/₂”) gauge track.

SNTF operates the railways, whilst a new, separate organisation, Anesrif, has been created to manage infrastructure investment.

The High Plateau line is a major new project to build an east-west line across the country, parallel to the Rocade Nord.^[1]

Timeline

2010

• A 690-km line from Béchar to Oran is opened on 15 July.^[2]

2009

• Planning starts on suburban electrification at 25 kV AC.

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

• Under construction: there are 3 projects to build tramway networks in 3 major cities: Alger, Oran and Constantine (9 km, planned opening 2010).^[5]

• CAF is to supply 17 non-tilting diesel multiple-units based on the RENFE Series 598 tilting trains.^[3]

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.^[6]

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

An extensive air service used an estimated 137 airports and airstrips in 2004. As of 2005, a total of 52 had paved runways, and there was one heliport. The main international airport, Houari Boumedienne Airport, is about 20 km (12 mi) from Algiers. Constantine, Annaba, Tilimsen, and Oran have smaller modern airports that can accommodate jet aircraft. Air Algérie, the national airline, provides international service. In 2003, a total of about 3.293 million passengers were carried on domestic and international flights.

Airport	IATA	ICAO
Ain el Beida Airport	OGX	DAUU
Annaba Airport	AAE	DABB
Batna Airport	BLJ	DABT
Biskra Airport	BSK	DAUB
Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport	BMW	DATM
Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport	CBH	DAOR
Cheikh Larbi Tebessi Airport	TEE<	DABS
El Golea Airport	ELG	DAUE
Es Senia Airport	ORN	DAOO
Guemar Airport	ELU	DAUO
Hassi R'Mel Airport	HRM	DAFH
Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	DAAG
Illizi Takhamalt Airport	VVZ	DAAP
In Amenas Airport	IAM	DAUZ
In Salah Airport	INZ	DAUI
Jijel Airport	GJL	DAAV
Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport	CZL	DABC
Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport	GHA	DAUG
Oued Irara Airport	HME	DAUH
Soummam Airport	BJA	DAAE
Tamanrasset Airport	TMR	DAAT
Timimoun Airport	TMX	DAUT
Tindouf Airport	TIN	DAOF
Tiska Airport	DJG	DAAJ
Touat Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport	AZR	DAUA
Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport	TGR	DAUK
Zenata Airport	TLM	DAON

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gallery pictures

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See also

• Algeria

References

1. ^ "Railway Gazette: Planning a railway to the High Plateau". http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/planning-a-railway-to-the-high-plateau.html. Retrieved 2011-03-24. 
2. ^ http://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/actualites/874
3. ^ ^{a b} Murray Hughes. "Desert riches fuel network revival". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927184620/http://www.railwaygazette.com/features_view/article/2007/06/7315/desert-riches-fuel-network-revival.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
4. ^ "Railways Africa". RailwaysAfrica. http://www.railwaysafrica.com. 
5. ^ "Metros". Railway Gazette International. 2006-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20071023213333/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2006/07/4418/metros-32.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
6. ^ China and Japan consortium to construct Algeria's East-West Highway Magharebia 2006-04-19

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