[1] SNTF operates the railways, whilst a new, separate organisation, Anesrif, has been created to manage infrastructure investment.
The system is mostly underground and extends over 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi), serving 19 stations, and has an annual ridership of over 40 million passengers in 2018.
Currently the cities of Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Sétif, Sidi bel Abbes, Mostaganem and Ouargla have a tram line in operation.
[9] The government, wanting to diversify the country's future in rail transport, has assigned the Entreprise Métro d'Alger to the projects.
Currently there are eight such systems in operation across the country, in Algiers, Oran, Tlemcen, Tizi Ouzou, Chréa, Constantine, Annaba and Skikda.