The Algerian Minister of Public Works and Transport inaugurated on May 8 Sétif’s first tram line. The 15.2 km line serves the city’s eastern districts, the city centre, the 8 May 1945 Stadium, the city’s bus station, the universities Ferhat Abbas I and II and the university El-Bez.
The line is served by 25 Citadis trams, which were assembled by CITAL in the Annaba factory in Algeria. The Citadis trams are 44 metres long and can transport up to 302 passengers. Their full low floor and 12 side doors will facilitate passenger flows and access for all, in particular those with reduced mobility. The trams are all air-conditioned and equipped with surveillance cameras and spaces for passengers with reduced mobility.
The group of companies consisting of YAPI MERKEZi iNŞ.VE SAN. A.Ş. and Alstom won, in 2014, the contract in the implementation of Sétif’s tram project. within the contract, Alstom has provided the signalling and telecommunications system, the SCADA system, centralised traffic control, the high voltage substation, as well as the equipment for the electrical substations, ticketing and overhead contact line.
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