Rail transport in Algeria
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Rail transport in Algeria
is operated by the SNTF (Societé Nationale des Transports Ferrovaires), the official railway of Algeria.
(via the Souk Ahras
-Ghardimaou
line, among others) - same gauge Morocco
, but the latter is closed since the '90s. - same gauge Libya - no Niger - no Mali
- no Mauritania - no Western Sahara - no
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
is operated by the SNTF (Societé Nationale des Transports Ferrovaires), the official railway of Algeria.
Railway links to adjacent countries
TunisiaRail transport in Tunisia
Rail Transport in Tunisia is provided by:* Tunisian Railways * Société des transports de Tunis, manages commuter trains of the Tunis area including metro light rail and TGM* Lézard rouge, a historical tourist train...
(via the Souk Ahras
Souk Ahras
Souk Ahras is a province in Algeria, named after its capital, Souk Ahras. It stands on the border between Algeria and Tunisia.- Geography :Souk Ahras is situated in the extreme north east of Algeria, it is 4360 km²....
-Ghardimaou
Ghardimaou
Ghardimaou is a town in the north-west of Tunisia about 192 km from Tunis. It belongs to the Jendouba Governorate. The town has about 70,000 inhabitants Ghardimaou is a town in the north-west of Tunisia about 192 km from Tunis. It belongs to the Jendouba Governorate. The town has...
line, among others) - same gauge Morocco
Rail transport in Morocco
Rail transport in Morocco is operated by the ONCF. It is the continent's second most developed rail transport system, after South Africa's.-Main connections:...
, but the latter is closed since the '90s. - same gauge Libya - no Niger - no Mali
Rail transport in Mali
Mali has only one railway, the Dakar-Niger Railway, which includes 729 kilometers in Mali and runs from the port of Koulikoro via Bamako to the border with Senegal and continues on to Dakar...
- no Mauritania - no Western Sahara - no
See also
- Algiers MetroAlgiers MetroThe Algiers Metro in Algiers, Algeria, is a transport project dating from the 1970s that was designed to address the need for mass transport caused by the city's growth. Formally launched in the 1980s, the project slowed down due to financial difficulties and security issues in the 1990s...
- Railway stations in Algeria
- SNTFSNTFNational company for rail transport is Algeria's national railway operator. The SNTF, a state-owned company, currently has a monopoly over Algeria's network of , even though it is currently exploiting only...
- Transport in AlgeriaTransport in Algeria- Railways :There are a total of 3,973 km of railways: 2,888 km is standard gauge, with 283 km of that being electrified and 215 km of that being double tracked...