Mostaganem Tramway

Mostaganem tramway is the tram of the Algerian city Mostaganem. It opened on 18 February 2023.^[1]

Mostaganem Tramway
Overview
Area served	Mostaganem
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	23
Operation
Began operation	18 February 2023
Number of vehicles	25 Citadis 402
Technical
System length	14 kilometres (8.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line (750 V DC)
Network

History

In 2012 the project was awarded to a consortium of Corsán-Coviam Construcción and Isolux Ingeniería as well as Alstom (28 %). Construction work began in September 2013 and was planned to finish in 2016. But because of financial problems of Corsán-Coviam Construcción the project had to be reawarded to Cosider Travaux Publics, Cosider Ouvrages d'Art and Alstom.^[2] First test drives were published in 2021.^[3]

Current network

The central hub of the network is formed by the Gare de Mostaganem stop at the railway station of the city. Here terminates line T2 which connects to a bus station in the southwest (terminus Nouvelle Gare Routière). The other line, line T1, is a north-south line running from university to the southwest.

Line		Length	Stops	Interval
T1	La Salamandre ↔ Gare de Mostaganem ↔ Karouba	12,2 km	20	8–10 min[2]
T2	Gare de Mostaganem ↔ Nouvelle Gare Routière	2 km	4

Rolling stock

The network operates 25 seven car low-floor trams of the Alstom Citadis 402 series. They were built in Annaba by the Cital joint venture. The trams are 43 metres long and can carry around 400 passengers.^[1][4]