Houari Boumediene Airport Railway Station
The Houari Boumediene Airport Station (French: Gare de l'Aéroport Houari Boumédiène, Arabic: محطة قطار مطار هواري بومدين) is an Algerian railway station located in the district of Dar El Beïda, in the province of Algiers. It serves the Algiers Airport.
Houari Boumediene Airport Railway Station محطة قطار مطار هواري بومدين | |||||
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 Station building | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Chemin de l'Aéroport, Dar El Beida. Algeria | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°42′01″N 3°12′33″E / 36.70028°N 3.20917°E | ||||
| Owned by | SNTF | ||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 29 April 2019 | ||||
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Railway Situation
editThe station is located at the end of a short 2.8 km long railway line, of which 1.6 km is underground, originating from the east of Bab Ezzouar station on the Algiers-Skikda line.[1]
History
editIt was in the early 2010s that the idea of creating a station at Algiers Airport came to fruition. The establishment of this railway line aimed to facilitate the mobility of travelers from the center of Algiers to the airport, thereby offering a new solution for passengers leaving the airport to reach various cities connected to the regional and national railway network.[2]
Construction work began on December 11, 2012.[2] The new station and its railway line were inaugurated on April 29, 2019.[1]
Passenger Service
editThe Airport station is located between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of the airport. It is approximately a 5-minute walk from Terminal 4.[3]
Access to the station can be done directly from the airport, as well as through the car park of Terminal 4 and Terminals 1 and 2.[3]
Service
editThe station is served by trains from the suburban rail network of Algiers, with the terminus at Agha station in Algiers.[4]
The trains connect Algiers to the airport in 20 minutes, with 34 journeys per day from 5:00 AM to 9:05 PM departing from Agha station, and from 5:30 AM to 9:35 PM from the airport. The fare for this journey is 80 DZA for adults and 40 DZA for children.
Connections
editThe station is served by lines 39 and 100 of the ETUSA network.[5]
Project
editIn 2026, the station will be connected to Line 1 of the Algiers Metro.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Hakim (28 April 2019). "SNTF : le train Agha – aéroport d'Alger opérationnel lundi 29 avril". autonews-dz.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022..
- ^ a b "Alger,Bab Ezzouar - Aéroport, par train". www.algerie360.com (in French). 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ a b "Service de transport public de et vers Alger Houari Boumédiène Airport". AirMundo (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "On a testé la navette reliant Agha à l'aéroport d'Alger". visa-algerie.com (in French). 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "AOTUA ETUSA". aotu-alger.dz. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Rédaction (2021-10-05). "Métro d'Alger : l'extension vers l'aéroport Houari Boumediene réceptionnée au premier trimestre 2026" (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-19.
