Algiers-Tizi-Ouzou via Boumerdès in one hour, this is what the opening of the new electrified railway line will allow. It was on April 15, 2017 that the line connecting the wilaya of Tizi-Ouzou to that of Algiers was inaugurated by the Algerian Minister of Transport.
The speed of the train is, at the start of commercial service, 120 km/h before increasing to 160 km/h after the removal of level crossings.
The Portuguese company SOMAFEL, in charge of infrastructure works, has played the innovation card by choosing modular aluminum armaments developed by Galland. This new concept with factory-crimped end pieces and standard extruded aluminum attachment parts makes it easier for construction site teams to work.
