Transport in Algeria: Difference between revisions

As the [[List of countries and dependencies by area|tenth-largest country in the world]], and the largest in Africa and in the Mediterranean region, [[Algeria]] has a vast transportation system that includes a large and diverse transportation infrastructure.

There are a total of {{convert|34,973560|km|mi|abbr=on}} of railways: {{convert|2,888|km|mi|abbr=on}} is {{Track gauge|1435mm|allk=on}}, railways: with {{convert|283480|km|mi|abbr=on}} of that being electrified and {{convert|215560|km|mi|abbr=on}} of that being [[Double-track railway|double tracked]]. There are also a total of <ref>{{convertcite web|1,085url=https://www.sntf.dz/index.php/a-propos-de-la-sntf/chiffres-cles|kmtitle=Chiffres clés|miwebsite=sntf.dz|abbraccess-date=on}}1 ofJanuary {{Track gauge|1055mm|lk=on2023}} gauge track.</ref>

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The [[Algiers Metro]] is a rapid transit system that was first opened in 2011, making Algiers the first city in the [[Maghreb]] to possess this type of infrastructure. The system is mostly undergroundsunderground and extends over {{convert|18.2|km|mi}}, and servesserving 19 stations, itand has an annual ridership of over 40 million passengers in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metroalger-dz.com:80/fr/statistiques.php |title=Statistiques voyageur |publisher=EMA - Entreprise Metro d’Alger |language=fr |trans-title=Passenger statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722014803/http://www.metroalger-dz.com/fr/statistiques.php |archive-date=22 July 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Several expansion projects are underway to ensure amore largerextensive coverage of the capital city, with the network being projected to reach a length of {{convert|60|km|mi}} and serve 58 stations in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aps.dz/regions/140155-alger-extension-a-long-terme-du-reseau-du-metro-a-60-km-et-58-stations |title=East-West Highway |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 24, 2022 |website=www.aps.dz |publisher=Algeria Press Service |access-date=May 30, 2022 |quote=}}</ref>

*[[Sidi Bel Abbès tramway]] (June 2017) 13.74 kilometres (8.54&nbsp;mi) of route and 22 stops.<ref name="1ertram">{{in lang|fr}} {{cite web|url=http://www.elwatan.com/regions/ouest/belabes/tramway-de-sidi-bel-abbes-les-tests-finaux-prevus-aujourd-hui-07-06-2017-346752_138.php|title=Tramway de Sidi Bel Abbès : Les tests finaux prévus aujourd’huiaujourd'hui|date=7 June 2017|website=[[El Watan]]|access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

* {{ill|Mostaghanem[[Mostaganem Tramway|fr|Tramway de Mostaganem}}]] (2022) {{convert|14.2|km|mi}} kilometers of route and 24 stops.

Due to extensive investment the motorway network in Algeria is expanding increasingly, along with other kinds of infrastructure. The country plans to link all of its major ports and cities with its highway network, as well as linking the country to all of its neighbors, with the aim of boosting economic activity and trade.

*[[East–West Highway (Algeria)|East-West Highway]]. This is the most important road infrastructure in the country, it is a six-lane expressway that extends all the way from [[Ain El Assel]], on the border with [[Tunisia]] to [[Maghnia]], on the border with [[Morocco]], over the length of 1,216&nbsp;km. The highway links several major cities of the country along its way, namely [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]], [[Sétif]], [[Algiers]], [[Blida]], [[Chlef]], [[Sidi Bel Abbes]] and [[Tlemcen]], with additional secondary expressways constructed to link to other major cities to it, such as [[Oran]], [[Béjaïa]], [[Tizi Ouzou]], [[Jijel]], [[Skikda]], [[Mostaghanem]] and [[Batna, Algeria|Batna]].

*[[Highway of the Hauts Plateaux]] is a planned highway of 1020&nbsp;km that runs in parallel to the [[Algeria East–West Highway|East–West Highway]] through the steppe-like region of the [[Hautes Plaines]]. The highwayshighway extends from the province of [[Tlemcen]] on the border with [[Morocco]], through [[Saïda, Algeria|Saida]], [[Tiaret]], [[Medea]], [[M'Sila, Algeria|M'sila]], [[Batna, Algeria|Batna]], [[Oum El Bouaghi]], [[Khenchela]] and finally ending at [[Tébessa|Tebessa]] on the border with [[Tunisia]].<ref>[http://www.ana.org.dz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=58 La Rocade Autoroutière Des Hauts Plateaux<!-- Bot generated title -->]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820192244/http://www.ana.org.dz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=58 |date=2016-08-20 }}</ref> Construction beganhas begun on some sections of the highway.

*National Highway 4. Extends from [[Oran]] to [[Boufarik]], total length: 384&nbsp;km. It is a motorway on its extentextending from [[Oran]] to Zaghloul ([[Zahana]]), length: 35&nbsp;km.

Due to its mountainous geography, Algeria has taken a particular interest in cable-based transportation, namely [[gondola lift|gondola lifts]] and [[aerial tramway|aerial tramways]], which serve as both an ecological and touristic means of transport. Currently there are seveneight such systems in operation across the country, in [[Algiers]], [[Oran]], [[Tlemcen]], [[Tizi Ouzou]], [[Chréa]], [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]], [[Annaba]] and [[Skikda]].

Over the coming years, Algeria will be endowed withlaunch a program of new projects for the modernization and maintenance of all the country's cable cars. These works aim to reinforce the country's public cable transport.<ref>[http://www.algerie-monde.com/actualite/article4966.html Algérie - Mise à niveau des téléphériques et projets en cours], Synthèse de l'article - Équipe Algerie-Monde.com, D'après El Watan. www.elwatan.com. Par M. Tchoubane , Le 3 décembre 2008.</ref>

As of 2013 Algeria had an extensive network of pipelines, with 70367,036 kilometers of oil pipelines, 1641516,415 kilometers of natural gas pipelines, 34473,447 kilometers of liquid petroleum gas pipelines, 26002,600 kilometers of condensate pipelines and 144 kilometers of refined products pipelines.<ref name = "CIA">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/algeria/#transportation |title=Algeria - The World Factbook |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=www.cia.gov |publisher=CIA |access-date=May 30, 2022 |quote=}}</ref>

The country has 3 exportationexport pipelines, two running to [[Spain]] ([[Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline]] and [[Medgaz]]), and one running to Italy ([[Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline]]), with an additional pipeline ([[GALSI]]) planned between [[Annaba]] and [[Sardinia]]. The pipeline networks will be extended to [[France]] and [[Germany]].