Algerian Railways awards ALSTOM a railway-electrification
contract worth 88 million euros

The national Algerian railway company, SNTF, has awarded an
ALSTOM-led consortium a contract worth 88 million euros for the
electrification of three railway lines in the suburbs of the
capital, Algiers. The contract was signed on 5 June in presence
of Nicolas Sarkozy, France's Minister of Economy, Finance and
Industry, Mohamed Maghlaoui, Algeria's Minister of Transport,
Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of ALSTOM and Abdelhamid
Lalaimia, CEO of SNTF.

Under the scope of the contract, ALSTOM will supply and
install 300 kilometres of catenary and three power substations
(25 kV). ALSTOMs share of the contract is 71 million
euros.

The electrification of the lines Algiers to Thenia,
Oued Smar to Gué of Constantine, and El Harrach to El
Afroun is scheduled to be completed by the end of
2007.

The upgrade will allow the SNTF to improve service in the
Algiers suburbs. New electric multiple units with passenger
carrying capacity of 1,800 and top speeds of 120 km/h will
operate on the lines. The SNTF expects to increase its traffic
from 20 million passengers a year currently to 60 million by
the year 2010.

ALSTOMs partners in the consortium are Infrarail, a
subsidiary of SNTF, which will carry out civil works, and
Baticim, which will supply poles and other steelwork.

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