Sidi Bel Abbès Tramway

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| name = Sidi Bel Abbès Tramway

| image = Tramway SBA 02.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

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| native_name = ترامواي سيدي بلعباس

| locale = Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria

| transit_type = Tram

| lines = 1

| stations = 22

| ridership =

| began_operation = 25 July 2017

| operator = SETRAM, EMA

| system_length = {{convert|13.74|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| track_gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}

| map = file:Sidi_bel_Abbes_tramway_2019.png

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The Sidi Bel Abbès Tramway ({{langx|ar|ترامواي سيدي بلعباس}}) is a system of public transport in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria. The first section includes {{convert|13.74|km|mi}} of route and 22 stops.{{cite web|title=Tramway de Sidi Bel Abbès : Les tests finaux prévus aujourd’hui|language=fr|url=https://www.elwatan.com/regions/ouest/bel-abes/tramway-de-sidi-bel-abbes-les-tests-finaux-prevus-aujourdhui-2-07-06-2017|website=El Watan|date=7 June 2017|access-date=27 June 2017|publication-date=}}{{cite web |title=Le tramway de Sidi Bel Abbès est en service |language=fr|url=https://www.constructioncayola.com/rail/article/2017/07/26/113914/tramway-sidi-bel-abbes-est-service |publisher=Construction Cayola|date=July 26, 2017}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Le premier tramway de Sidi Bel Abbès officiellement en construction|url=http://www.algerie-focus.com/blog/2013/06/le-premier-tramway-de-sidi-bel-abbes-officiellement-en-construction/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031070347/http://www.algerie-focus.com/blog/2013/06/le-premier-tramway-de-sidi-bel-abbes-officiellement-en-construction/|archive-date=2013-10-31|language=fr}}

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 line was inaugurated on 25 July 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/algeria-citadis-tram-enters-commercial-service-city-sidi-bel-abbes/|title=Algeria: Citadis tram enters commercial service in the city of Sidi Bel Abbes|website=Railway Pro|date=July 26, 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.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

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.

References

Category:Tram transport in Algeria

Category:Light rail in Algeria

Category:2018 establishments in Algeria

Category:Standard-gauge railways in Algeria