The Constantine Tramway is a
tram
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...
way system which has been operating in
Constantine, Algeria
Constantine (), also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria. During Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honour of Emperor Constantine the Great. Located somewh ...
, since 2013.
There had been several delays and cost over-runs in the construction of the tramway. Originally scheduled to enter revenue service in November 2011, the first section of 8.9 kilometres with 10 stations between the Ben-Abdelmalek-Ramdhan stadium and Zouaghi opened on 4 July 2013 with five additional stations added in 2019. Six more stations opened on 29 September 2021.
The tram system construction project was overseen by
Pizzarotti, an Italian construction company. The tramway stretches for from a terminal in the
Zouaghi District to the
Ben-Abdelmalek Stadium station. The tramway runs from the city’s old-town alongside the main historical Mosque, passes over the slope of the Oued Rhumel, and proceeds through the university area, ending in the modern part of the city. The tramway has 21 stations, three of which are multi-modal (tram-bus-taxi), two viaducts of and in length, an underpass for urban traffic (with an open cutting in length at the
Emir Abdelkader Mosque), 12 supporting walls having an overall length of , a ground level depot (65,000 sq. m.) that guarantees the maintenance and parking of 27 trams.
See also
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Constantine Cable Car
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Algiers tramway
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Oran Tramway
The Oran Tramway (in ) is a system of public transport in Oran (also transliterated as Wahrān), the second largest city in Algeria. The first section includes of track and 32 stops."Oran tramway opens for business, with more Algerian LRT to com ...
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Light rail in Algeria
Tram
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...
Tram transport in Algeria
Public inquiries in Algeria
750 V DC railway electrification
Railway lines opened in 2013
RATP Group
2013 establishments in Algeria
Standard-gauge railways in Algeria