The Oran Metro ( Arabic : مترو وهران ) is planned to be an extensive network of rapid transit electrified railway lines that will run mostly underground in central Oran and into the city's suburbs . It will be part of the larger public transport system of Oran, the second largest city in Algeria .
7-638: 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 (6.7 mi), 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
14-661: Is operated by Algeria's Société d'Exploitation des Tramway (Setram), a joint venture between the French state-owned RATP Dev (a subsidiary of RATP Group ), Entreprise de transport urbain et suburbain d'Alger (ETUSA), and Entreprise Métro d'Alger (EMA), of which RATP Dev is a 49% shareholder, and mainly responsible for operating the Oran Tramway, as well as other trams in Algeria. This article about transport in Algeria
21-479: The campus of the University of Science and Technology, the crossroads of the three clinics, the courthouse, Dar El Beïda, the plateau Saint-Michel district, down town Oran, M'dina El Djadida, Boulanger and Es Senia. The stations are listed from the western suburbs to the eastern suburbs: Service is provided by a fleet of 30 Alstom Citadis trams, each 43.9 m (144 ft) in length. The Oran Tramway
28-486: 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 (8.0 mi) and 13 stations
35-633: The first tram was brought from Barcelona . On 20 February 2012, the first technical test was carried out on a 100-metre (328 ft) track. On 2 March 2012, the non-commercial operation started for a two-month period. In May 2013, the Oran Tramway was officially opened by the Minister of Transport, and was opened for commercial use the following day. As of 2021 , the Oran tramway comprises a single line of 18.7 km (11.6 mi) of track and 32 stations. This line serves in particular: Sidi Maârouf, Haï Sabah,
42-519: Was scheduled for the end of 2014 for the first stage. Oran tramway [REDACTED] The Oran Tramway (in Arabic : ترامواي وهران ) is a system of public transport in Oran (also transliterated as Wahrān), the second largest city in Algeria . The first section includes 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) of track and 32 stops. Its commissioning was delayed several times but took place on 1 May 2013. The project started in 2008. In 2011,
49-523: 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 (12.22 mi) and comprise 20 stations. The start of construction
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