Algiers station (french: Gare d'Alger, ar, محطة قطار الجزائر) is a railway station located in the city of

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

, at the port, sea front and the Kasbah of Algiers. The inhabitants of downtown Algiers and the Kasbah and its doors take the train from this station to go to other points of Algiers and Algeria. The station of Algiers is considered as the central station of the city of Algiers and the rest of the country.

History

The Algiers station was inaugurated on 15 August 1862 at the same time as the first railway line, 50 km long between

and

Blida Blida ( ar, البليدة; Berber languages, Tamazight: Leblida) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name ''Blida'', i.e. ''bulaydah'' ...

. The current station dates from the beginning of the twentieth century. The port and the station of

before 1912 The first station of 1862 was replaced at the beginning of the last century following the increase of the flows of the travelers.

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External links

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The Railways of Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria ''(Internet Archive)'' *http://www.alger-city.com/economie/transports/gare-centrale-d-alger {{DEFAULTSORT:National Company For Rail Transport 1055 mm gauge railways in Algeria Railway companies of Algeria Rapid transit in Algeria