Classic route
Algiers–Constantine Express
Algiers → Constantine · Algeria
East across the high plains of Sétif to Constantine, the “city of bridges” strung over the Rhumel gorge. Algeria’s grandest station approach.
- Distance
- 464 km
- Fastest time
- 6 h 44 min
- Average speed
- 69 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
How this line was checked
- The 59 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 9310407 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within 65 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 18 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: SNTF, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Algiers–Constantine Express?
The Algiers–Constantine Express runs 464 km from Algiers to Constantine.
How long does the Algiers–Constantine Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 6 h 44 min for the 464 km. That is an average of 69 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Algiers–Constantine Express?
SNTF, with Alstom Coradia Polyvalent.
How old is the Algiers–Constantine Express?
The line has been in service since 1886. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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