Siemens to supply signalling for new railway line in Algeria

The rail automation specialist Estel RA, a joint venture of the Algerian national company for rail transport (SNTF) and Siemens has been mandated by Algeria’s national railway investment agency (Anesrif) to equip the 129 km standard-gauge line from Mecheria to El Bayadh in the eastern part of the country with signalling and telecommunication systems.

• The binding contract is worth about 69 million Euros.
• Estel RA will supply and install Siemens Trainguard 100 for ETCS (European train control system) level 1, the automatic operations control system Vicos and five electronic Simis W type interlockings.

• After successful commissioning, SNTF plans to run trains on the railway line at a maximum speed of 160 km/h.