{"id":4576,"date":"2026-01-31T18:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/?p=4576"},"modified":"2026-02-01T21:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:27:29","slug":"bechar-beni-abbes-tindouf-gara-djebilet-railway-line-950-km-of-rails-a-national-feat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/2026\/01\/31\/bechar-beni-abbes-tindouf-gara-djebilet-railway-line-950-km-of-rails-a-national-feat\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00e9char-Beni Abbes-Tindouf-Gara Djebilet Railway Line: 950 km of Rails, a National Feat"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mining railway line in the West, connecting B\u00e9char, Beni Abbes, Tindouf, and Gara Djebilet over a distance of 950 km, now fully completed, stands as one of the major symbols of national achievements in large-scale basic infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This vast railway project, completed in a record time of less than 24 months, overcame the challenges posed by the Saharan environment of the regions it traverses, stated Azzeddine Fridi, Director General of the National Agency for Studies and Follow-up of Railway Investment Realization (ANESRIF), the principal project manager.<\/p>\n

This ambitious project required overcoming complex logistical and technical challenges, both in basic works and engineering structures as well as site organization, according to ANESRIF’s top official. This gigantic project stood out for the exceptional scale of earthworks, with impressive volumes of embankments, cuttings, and leveling exceeding 75 million cubic meters, he explained.<\/p>\n

These works were crucial to prepare the platform for the railway track, ensuring optimal geotechnical stability and the capacity to support heavy loads from trains, while adhering to rigorous safety and operational standards, explained Abdelkader Mazzar, the agency’s Central Director of Communications.<\/p>\n

This new railway line in the southwest of the country also distinguished itself through the construction of 45 railway bridges totaling 20 km in length, including the bridge over Oued Daoura. The latter, at 4.11 km, is one of the most imposing and longest railway engineering structures in Algeria and Africa, according to explanations provided by ANESRIF’s Central Communications official.<\/p>\n

Additionally, 50 road crossings and 1,439 hydraulic structures for water drainage were also built as part of this megaproject, he noted. These solid infrastructures will offer, in the long term, the reliability and durability needed to withstand the severe climatic constraints of the southwest region, the official added.<\/p>\n

In addition, seven new railway stations at Abadla, Hammaguir, Hassi Khebi, Tabelbella, Oum Lassel, Tindouf, and Gara Djebilet have been constructed with exceptional architectural design, he emphasized. The realization of this ambitious project also involved unprecedented mobilization of national resources.<\/p>\n

No fewer than 20 national companies, firms, and engineering offices specialized in the field actively participated, ensuring precise technical mastery and meeting the quality standards required for achievements of this magnitude, indicated Mr. Mazzar. He noted that the project is divided into three sections, with the first section from B\u00e9char to Hammaguir, passing through Abadla over 200 km, carried out by public companies such as Cosider-Travaux Publics, Seror-Est, ENGOA, Cosider-Ouvrages d’Arts, EPTP-Alger, EPTP-B\u00e9char, and Infrarail.<\/p>\n

The second section, linking Tindouf to Oum Lassel over 175 km, was also managed by public companies, including SEROR, Infrarail, SAPTA, Infrafer, GCB, and SNTP. The third section, 575 km long connecting Hammaguir to Oum Lassel, Tindouf, and Gara Djebilet, was entrusted to a partnership between the Chinese group CRCC and Cosider-Travaux Publics.<\/p>\n

Upon its official commissioning soon, a total of 24 daily mineral trains are planned to run in both directions on this line, plus two freight trains capable of reaching 80 km\/h, as well as two passenger trains running at a maximum speed of 160 km\/h, which will complement the rail traffic on this new line, according to the same sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The mining railway line in the West, connecting B\u00e9char, Beni Abbes, Tindouf, and Gara Djebilet over a distance of 950 km, now fully completed, stands as one of the major symbols of national achievements in large-scale basic infrastructure. This vast railway project, completed in a record time of less than 24 months, overcame the challenges […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[312],"class_list":["post-4576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-domestic","tag-railways"],"byline":"Hamid B.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4578,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576\/revisions\/4578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}