Algiers station
Algiers station (French: Gare d'Alger, Arabic: محطة قطار الجزائر) is a railway station located in the city of Algiers, at the port, sea front and the Kasbah of Algiers. The inhabitants of downtown Algiers and the Kasbah and its doors take the train from this station to go to other points of Algiers and Algeria.
Alger Gare d'Alger | |
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| SNTF | |
 Vue of gare d'Alger. | |
| Location | Rue d'Angkor, Alger-Centre, 16000, Alger, Algérie. Algeria |
| Coordinates | 36.779247°N 3.061821°E |
| Owned by | SNTF |
| Operated by | SNTF |
| Other information | |
| Website | sntf.dz |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 August 1862 |
The station of Algiers is considered as the central station of the city of Algiers and the rest of the country.[1]
History
The Algiers station was inaugurated on 15 August 1862 at the same time as the first railway line, 50 km long between Algiers and Blida. The current station dates from the beginning of the twentieth century.
The port and the station of Algiers before 1912 The first station of 1862 was replaced at the beginning of the last century following the increase of the flows of the travelers.
References
- "How to travel by ferry & train to & within Algeria". www.seat61.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
External links
- EngRailHistory The Railways of Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria (Internet Archive)
- http://www.alger-city.com/economie/transports/gare-centrale-d-alger