The Sidi Bel Abbès tramway () is a tramway network serving Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria. Opened in 2017, the first section includes of route and 22 stops.
History
The construction of the line was commissioned to the Turkish company Yapi Merkezi and its subcontractor ENGIE.
On 22 June 2013, the Algerian Minister of Transport, Amar Tou, announced the start of work on the network.
The first of the 30 Alstom Citadis 402 type trams, assembled by the Annaba-based Cital, was delivered to Sidi Bel Abbès on 8 April 2016.
The network was inaugurated on 25 July 2017.
Stations There are 22 stations in the Sidi Bel Abbès tramway system all in one line.The L1 has 5 Exchange poles (3 Coach Stations, the new railway station and 2 tramway stations crossing).
Rolling Stock The Sidi Bel Abbès tramway uses Alstom Citadis 402 similar to the one in Algiers tramway that has been assembled in Annaba.
Extensions There were another four stations that should have been brought to the system which would have passed over the Southern ring road of the city and ending in cité 20 aout neighborhood but it was abandoned by SETRAM for unknown reasons.
Ticketing The Price of a ride in the system is 30DA the cheapest along Ourgla's and Mostaganem's Tramway respectively. There are also "Twasoli" cards which works on a monthly basis and tariff changes depending on age and employment of the commuter.
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