There are a total of of railways: is, with of that being electrified and of that being double tracked. There are also a total of of gauge track. SNTF operates the railways, whilst a new, separate organisation, Anesrif, has been created to manage infrastructure investment. The High Plateau line is a major new project to build an east-west line across the country, parallel to the Rocade Nord.
18 May 2006 SNTF is to spend $US5 billion in the next five years on improvements. It has awarded a 39-month-duration contract worth €248.3 million to a joint Algerian and Spanish consortium that will double the Annaba-Ramdane Djamal portion of the Algiers-Annaba line and upgrade the track for 1 operation.
18 May 2006 - By early 2009, it is hoped to open the first section of the new light rail line in Algeria's capital city, linking Carl du Ruisseau to Bordj El Kiffan.
Under construction: there are 3 projects to build tramway networks in 3 major cities: Alger, Oran and Constantine.
CAF is to supply 17 non-tilting diesel multiple-units based on the RENFE Series 598 tilting trains.
Tramways
Currently the cities of Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Setif, Sidi bel Abbes and Ouargla have a tram line in operation. Tram projects have been launched in the east in Mostaganem since 2015. The government, wanting to diversify the country's future in rail transport, has assigned the Algiers Subway Company to the projects.
Setif tramway 22.4 kilometres of route and 26 stops.
Highways
There are 71,656 kilometers of paved roads including 1394 kilometers of expressways and 32,344 kilometers of unpaved roads for a total road system of 104,000 kilometers.
Motorway network in Algeria is expanding increasingly, along with other kinds of infrastructure, though this is only true for the Northern region of the country, where most of its population lives. Due to extensive investment the infrastructure is pretty well developed.
East-West Highway. This is the most important road infrastructure in the country, because it expands from Ain El Assel, on the border with Tunisia to Zouj Beghal, on the border with Morocco. Along its way, it also links the cities of Constantine, Sétif, Algiers, Blida, Chlef, Sidi Bel Abbes and Tlemcen. It has a length of 1155 km.
There are 456 kilometers of crude oil pipeline, 298 kilometers of refined petroleum pipeline, and 2,948 kilometers of natural gas pipeline. There are also 4 gas exportation pipelines, two existing ones to Spain and Italy and 2 under construction, Medgaz between Oran and Almería, Spain and GALSI between Annaba and Sardinia, Italy. Both pipelines will be extended to France and Germany.
An extensive air service used an estimated 137 airports and airstrips in 2004. As of 2005, a total of 52 had paved runways, and there was one heliport. The main international airport, Houari Boumedienne Airport, is about 20 km from Algiers. Constantine, Annaba, Tlemcen, and Oran have smaller modern airports that can accommodate jet aircraft. Air Algérie, the national airline, provides international service. In 2003, a total of about 3.293 million passengers were carried on domestic and international flights.
