Cital, the joint venture held by Ferrovial, Enterprise Métro d’Alger (EMA) and Alstom, delivered the first Citadis tram to the city of Ouargla, Algeria.
This tram, along with the 22 others ordered by EMA for the city of Ouargla in 2014, will run on the new line (about 10 km long, comprising 16 stations) which will connect the old city (El Ksar) to the new city (Hai Nasr) via the city centre of Ouargla. This new line, which includes a maintenance and depot centre, is expected to open at the end of 2017.
Nearly 44 metres long, the Citadis tram for the city of Ouargla is capable of transporting over 400 passengers. To adapt to the desert climate of the city of Ouargla, significant technical updates have been made to the tram. Several components have been modified to withstand maximum temperatures of up to 49 degrees, intense solar radiation, and high levels of dust and sand in the air.
The Ouargla tramway project was entrusted to Alstom and Cital. Alstom is responsible for the supply of the systems: energy, traction substations, telecommunications systems, signalling, operational assistance, maintenance equipment and ticketing.
The semi-public joint venture, Cital, is formed by: Ferrovial (41%), Entreprise Métro d’Alger (10%), Alstom Transport France SA (43%) and Alstom Algérie Spa (6%).
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