The first section includes 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) of track and 32 stops.

On 2 March 2012, the non-commercial operation started for a two-month period.

[2] As of 2021[update], the Oran tramway comprises a single line of 18.7 km (11.6 mi) of track and 32 stations.

This line serves in particular: Sidi Maârouf, Haï Sabah, the campus of the University of Science and Technology, the crossroads of the three clinics, the courthouse, Dar El Beïda, the plateau Saint-Michel district, down town Oran, M'dina El Djadida, Boulanger and Es Senia.

[1] The Oran Tramway is operated by Algeria's Société d'Exploitation des Tramway (Setram), a joint venture between the French state-owned RATP Dev (a subsidiary of RATP Group), Entreprise de transport urbain et suburbain d'Alger (ETUSA), and Entreprise Métro d'Alger (EMA), of which RATP Dev is a 49% shareholder, and mainly responsible for operating the Oran Tramway, as well as other trams in Algeria.