Algiers Metro

The Algiers metro is a befindliches in building metro system in the Algerian capital. The work began in 1981, the opening of the first section took place on 31 October 2011.

History

In June 1981, the Algerian government decided to build an underground metro in the capital, Algiers, to increase mobility in the metropolis and also to decrease the number of daily traffic jams. Here, the government presented a concept which envisaged the construction of three subway lines. Since 1986, however, Algeria fell into financial difficulties due to a falling oil price, sometimes a setting of the project was considered.

The company since 1993 in charge of the realization Geni Sider and Cosider had for inexperience in this area of civil engineering major difficulties with the construction. The political uncertainty in Algeria to civil wars and terrorist attacks did the rest to delay the Metro project. From 1999, the use of explosives was admitted to the tunnel.

In 2006, awarded by the transport company EMA ( Entreprise Métro d' Alger ), which leads to the supervision and at the same time, the contract for the continued construction of the Metro to a consortium led by the French Siemens Transportation Division (Siemens TS). Siemens contributed to the cost of a total of 380 million euros to 145 million euros and is responsible for the overall project management, control, signals, communications engineering, supply equipment and tracks. The consortium also includes the Spanish car manufacturer CAF, of the 14 metro trains, each consisting of six wagons, supplies, and the French Vinci Construction Grands Projets, which build the stations, the depot, ventilation and administration.

On 31 October 2011, the President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika inaugurated the first stretch. Holdings is the distance from the RATP El Djazaïr, a subsidiary of the Paris transport authority. It expects 300,000 passengers per day.

Route

The first section of Algiers Metro is nine kilometers long and has ten stations. The route here from the south to the north, followed by the Metro the coastline to the west. The line connects Aïn Allah with Gué de Constantine on El- Biar in Algiers city center with Aïn Naadja.

The stations are named Hai el Badr, Cité Mer et Soleil, Cite Amirouche, Les Fusillés, Jardin d' Essai, Hamma, Aïssat Idir, Place du Premier Mai, Khelifa Boukhalfa and Tafourah.

The platforms of the stations are equipped with platform screen doors glass, such as in the Métro Lille or the new stretch of the Jubilee Line in London.

Further expansion

In the medium term should be largely the coastline following extended by 3.5 km between the districts of Emir Abdelkader and Oued Koreiche to the Metro piece then existing line. Should be produced six new stations.

The Algerian Government and the Municipality of Algiers remains valid, at the former Metro plan is so still to come from the construction of two more subway lines in the Algerian capital.

The second route, which will intersect at the stations Hai el Badr and Tafourah with the first scheduled to commence at the Grande Poste station in the city center and connect the high level Bab Ezzouar Annassers about Badjarah and El - Harrach. With full realization of lines 1 and 2 would result in Algiers a so-called bubble net fishing. A third line, which is run over Annassers between Hussein Dey and Ain Allah would rather tap into the more inner region of Algiers. An accurate determination of the route has not yet been decided.

Tram

2002 plans were unveiled for the construction of a supplementary tram network. An eastern, 30 km long line from the center to Ain Taya and Bordj El Kiffan with 30 stops is planned, as well as a west between the town of El - Oued and Bab Ain Benian (17 km, 20 stations ). The plans go up to 200,000 passengers from daily.