Classic route
Algiers–Oran Express
Algiers → Oran · Algeria
Algeria’s flagship inter-city: bimodal Coradias run the 1871 French-built mainline through the Chélif valley, Algiers to Oran in an afternoon.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2614960 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 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
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Algiers–Oran Express?
The Algiers–Oran Express runs 421 km from Algiers to Oran.
How long does the Algiers–Oran Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 5 h 30 min for the 421 km. That is an average of 77 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Algiers–Oran Express?
SNTF, with Alstom Coradia Polyvalent.
How old is the Algiers–Oran Express?
The line has been in service since 1871. 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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