The Oran Metro (
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: ''مترو وهران'') is planned to be an extensive network of
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be ...
electrified railway lines that will run mostly underground in central
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
and into the city's
suburb
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s. It will be part of the larger
public transport
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typi ...
system of Oran, the second largest city in
Algeria
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History
The Oran metro project was launched in 2008, with its construction then planned to start in 2014. Phase 1, with a length of 10.8 km, will start south of Oran and go to Hai Badr district then cross Mouahidine before meeting the
Oran tramway in Sidi El Bachir. The route would then serve the
SNTF railway station and the headquarters of the
Wilaya of Oran. The Metro will then continue north east of the city along Hai Mactaa Gambetta and finally along the Millennium Boulevard and arrive at Bir El Djir.
In January 2014, despite the technical study not being completed, it was announced that a tender involving international bidders would be launched for the first section, after the finalisation of the technical study. The first section, which would have a length of 12.8 km and 13 stations was then estimated to open for public operation by 2020.
In March 2014, the director of transportation of the Oran Wilaya, with representatives of the project owner Enterprise Metro d'Alger (EMA) advised that the technical study had been finalized. The expected cost of the project was estimated to be 138 billion Algerian dinars (1.3 billion euros) and would have a length of 19.66 kilometres and comprise 20 stations. The start of construction was scheduled for the end of 2014 for the first stage.
External links
Oran Metro Sener infrastructures Transport - Oran Metro
{{Oran Province
Metro
Underground rapid transit in Algeria
Electric railways in Algeria
Rail transport in Algeria
Proposed public transport