| Algiers Metro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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 Tafourah - Grande Poste station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | مترو الجزائر العاصمة Adubrid en Dzayer | ||
| Locale | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 1[1] (2 planned)[2] | ||
| Number of stations | 19[3] | ||
| Annual ridership | 40,032,641 (2018)[4] | ||
| Website | www | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1 November 2011[2] | ||
| Operator(s) | RATP El-Djazaïr (RATP El Djazaïr [fr]) | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 18.5 km (11.5 mi)[3] | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[5] | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail[5] | ||
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The Algiers Metro (Arabic: مترو الجزائر العاصمة) is a rapid transit system that serves Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Originally designed in the 1970s, it opened in 2011 after decades of delays due to financial difficulties and security issues.[1][2] The Algiers Metro was the second metro system to open in Africa, after the Cairo Metro.[6]
The first phase of Line 1, "Haï el Badr"–"Tafourah-Central Post Office", which had a length of 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) and comprised 10 stations, opened for public service on 1 November 2011.[1] A 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) extension from "Haï el Badr" to "El Harrach Centre" opened for commercial service on 4 July 2015 after test runs in June.[7][8]
- ^ a b c "Alger metro inaugurated". Railway Gazette International. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "Maghreb's first metro system opens in Algeria". Radio France International. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Le Président Bouteflika inaugure deux nouvelles extensions du Métro d'Alger". aps.dz. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Statistiques voyageur" [Passenger statistics] (in French). EMA - Entreprise Metro d’Alger. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Rail projects in Algeria: Focus on tramway systems". Global Mass Transit. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Metro systems: Going Underground". The Economist. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Algiers Metro: New line Hai El Badr-El Harrach operational in July". Algeria Press Service. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Alger metro extends". Railway Gazette International. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2015.