Algerian Minister of Transport and Public Works, Abdelghani Zaalane, the CEO of Entreprise de Métro d’Alger Aomar Hadbi and Henri Bussery, President of Alstom in Algeria, inaugurated, on July 25, the Alstom’s tram in Sidi Bel Abbes, in north-west Algeria.
The tram is equipped with air conditioning, surveillance cameras, space for buggies and wheelchairs, LED lights and latest-generation screens for broadcasting video content. Its golden yellow livery represents the colours of the wheat fields, a symbol of the region. The trams sets were assembled at the manufacturing site in Annaba by Cital, Alstom’s local joint venture.
“With Sidi Bel Abbes, we are pursuing our partnership with Algeria to provide its inhabitants with the most environmentally friendly, comfortable transport system in existence: the tram. To date, the cities of Algeria have ordered 128 Citadis tram units to meet the mobility needs of passengers,” said Henri Bussery.
Alstom, which has already delivered 98 Citadis trams to the cities of Algiers, Constantine and Oran, is currently working with Cital to finalise the delivery of Citadis trams for the cities of Ouargla, Mostaganem, Sétif and Constantine for its second line.
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