On July
2, construction of the communications, signaling and power supply systems for
Algeria’s Western Mining Railway officially began. The 950-km railway includes
a 575-km section constructed by China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC)
and local state-owned enterprises, making it the largest infrastructure project
undertaken by Chinese enterprises in Algeria. The railway has strengthened
Algeria’s national rail network and improved connectivity and economic
development in the southwest. The project covers communications, signaling and
power supply systems along the railway, as well as related facilities at 10
stations, 28 passing stations and four centralized control centers. It will
establish modern operational control, information transmission and power supply
systems, supporting local mineral resource development and economic
diversification. The Western Mining Railway will transport up to 50 million
tonnes of iron ore annually while also serving passenger transport needs.
