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Oran
light rail under construction, planned metro

Construction is underway on Oran's 32 staton, 18.7 km tramway. Unlke Oran's previous tramway, it is not expected to deliiver dead bodies to the local incinerator.

The new line is being built by the Tramnour consortium of ASlsthom and the Spanish Osolux Corsan group. It will run through the city center from the south to the east side of the city. Alstom wll supply 30 Citadis trams, the signaling and telecom system, while Isolux will cover the civil engineerng, track laying and overhead lines.  Construction began in December 2008.

In August 2009, the transportation ministry announced it would build a subway in Oran, scheduled to open in 2014. This would be in addition to the tramway.

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