Société nationale des transports ferroviaires algériens
| الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية Société Nationale de Transports Ferroviaires
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| legal form | EPIC ( Public Company with a Commercial Character) (since December 1990) |
| founding | March 31, 1976 |
| Seat | Algiers |
| Branch | Transport of passengers and goods, maintenance of the associated vehicles |
| Website | SNTF homepage |
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The Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires algériens (abbreviation SNTF ; Arabic الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية, DMG aš-Šarika al-waṭaniyya li-n-naql bi-s-sikak al-ḥadīdiyya ), in German National Algerian Railway Transport Company , is the state railway company of Algeria . The SNTF has a monopoly on rail traffic in Algeria.
history
The history of the Algerian railway begins with the colonization of the country by France .
The SNTF was founded on March 25, 1976 together with two other companies, the Société nationale chargée du renouvellement et de l'extension du réseau (SNERIF) for the construction and expansion of the railway infrastructure and the Société d'engineering et de réalization d'infrastructures ferroviaires (SIF) for the maintenance and modernization of the railway, founded by splitting up the Société nationale des chemins de fer algériens, founded in 1963 . The two additional companies later merged with the SNTF. The SNTF has a monopoly on rail operations in Algeria.
In 2005, the Agence nationale d'études et de suivi de la réalisation des investissements ferroviaires (ANESRIF, in German National Agency for the Development and Realization of Rail Projects) was created.
Route network
The SNTF manages a network of two gauges, which z. T. is electrified:
| Gauge | total | utilized | electrified |
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| Standard gauge (planned) | 3227 km (3683 km) | 3150 km (3606 km) | 386.3 km (499 km) |
| 1055 mm | 1089 km | 660 km | ÷ |
| Total (planned) | 4316 km (4772 km) | 3810 km (4266 km) | 386.3 km (499 km) |
material
The SNTF owns:
- 275 locomotives
- 416 passenger cars
- 10,873 freight cars
Memberships
The SNTF is represented in the following organizations:
- African Railway Union
- Arab Railway Union
- International Union of Railways (UIC)
- Maghreb Railway Transport Committee (CTFM) (the organization is based in Algeria)
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires algériens (SNTF), “Infrastructure”. Retrieved March 8, 2011 (French).