Russian Railways to build railway to Algeria and beyond

RUSSIAN Railways has won the tender to build a railway in Algeria which will be extended in future to include connections to Iran, Libya, North Korea, Venezuela, Bulgaria and Jordan.
For the time being, the project is awaiting approval from Moscow, reports the RBC Daily from Russia.

The details of the tender for developing the suburban railway service near the capital of Algeria have not yet been made public, however, the government of Algeria is expected to build a railway network stretching a total of 16,000 kilometres within 15 years.
The bidding process was launched on February 11 after which RZD received an official letter inviting the company to discuss the terms and conditions of the contract, the report added