Market Overview
Algeria has one of North Africa's most active rail investment programmes. The national rail operator SNTF is expanding the national network with new lines connecting interior cities to the coast. The Algiers Metro, opened in 2011, has been extended and a tram network serves multiple Algerian cities including Oran, Constantine, Sétif, and Mostaganem. Additional urban rail projects are planned for secondary cities. Algeria is investing in a new east-west high-speed rail line connecting Annaba to Tlemcen, crossing the densely populated northern strip. Chinese, French, Spanish, and Canadian companies have been involved in Algerian rail construction. Algeria's oil and gas revenues provide substantial state financing for infrastructure, making it one of Africa's highest-spending rail markets per capita.