THE first Citadis LRV for the initial phase of the light rail network in the Algerian city of Ouargla was delivered to the line’s depot on December 20.
THE latest phase of the Algiers RER network was inaugurated on November 1 with the officially opening of a Dinars 35bn ($US 319m) link to the western suburb of Zéralda.
THE first of 34 Alstom Citadis 402 LRVs for the initial phase of the light rail network in Sidi Bel Abbès arrived in the Algerian city on April 8.
ALSTOM, Algiers Metro Company (EMA), Ferrovial, and Algerian National Railways (SNTF) signed a framework agreement in Algiers on April 10 to expand their Cital joint venture to assemble Alstom Coradia Polyvalent regional and inter-city multiple units at its Annaba plant in eastern Algeria.
CITAL, a joint venture between Alstom (49%), Ferrovial (41%) and Algiers Metro Company (EMA) (10%), has awarded Alstom a contract to supply 26 Citadis low-floor LRV kits.
ALGIERS Metro Company (EMA) has awarded a consortium of Colas Rail and Algerian partner Kou GC has two contracts with a total value of €168m for work on two extensions of the Algiers metro network.
ESTEL RA, a joint venture of Algerian Railways (SNTF) and Siemens, has secured a contract to supply signalling, safety and control systems, including ETCS, for the 140km Algiers RER commuter rail network which is operated by SNTF.
ALGERIAN National Railways (SNTF) and Stadler Rail are set to establish a joint venture company in Algeria under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the two companies in Algiers on November 10 in the presence of Algeria's minister of transport Mr Boudjnâ Talai and Swiss secretary of state for the economy Mrs Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch.
ALGERIAN National Railways and Systra signed a memorandum of understanding to create an Algerian rail engineering joint venture at a meeting of the Algerian-French Economic Joint Committee (Comefa) on October 26, which was attended by Mr Laurent Fabius, French foreign and international development minister, and Algerian industry and mines minister Mr Abdeslam Bouchouareb.
PLANNING for the northern extension of Algiers metro Line 1 from Place des Martyrs to Chevalley has been "paused" due to budgetary pressures, according to Algiers Metro Enterprise CEO Mr Aomar Hadbi, although work is set to continue as planned on other extensions, which are already under construction.