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SIDI BEL ABBÈS
 Algeria

Sidi Bel Abbès tram map

 TRAM

Sidi Bel Abbès (215,000 inhabitants), 80 km south of Oran.

Tram under construction since June 2013, officially inaugurated 25 July 2017:

- linking the southern bus station on Route de Tlemcen with the new railway staion, via Avenue Théodore Héritiers, Boulevard de la République, rues Abane Ramdane, Oulhassi Mokhtar, faubourg Sidi Djillali and Benhamouda.
- 13.7 km
- 1435 mm gauge
- Rolling stock: Alstom Citadis 402

A second line is planned from Cité Wiam via «Cascades» and Sidi Djilali before joining the first line at Benhamouda. An extension is also envisaged from Gare du Sud to Boulevard Messali El Hadj, via Boulevard Ferhat Abbas, on the route of the future Pôle d’Excellence.

 Photos

Sidi Bel Abbès tramway Sidi Bel Abbès tramway

Sidi Bel Abbès tramway Sidi Bel Abbès tramway

 Links

SETRAM - Tram operator

Tramway de Sidi Bel Abbès at Wikipedia.fr

 

 

 

 


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