ETUSA

Urban and suburban transport in Algiers (ETUSA) is and urban and suburban bus transportation.

History

Created in 1959 under the name of Algiers Syndicale Transport Authority (RSTA), it manages bus networks, trolleybus and tram Algiers. After independence and the abandonment of the tram and trolley-bus the RSTA continued to be the only operator of public transport to the opening of the sector by decree in February 1987. The early 1990s see a withdrawal of the Algerian State and an opening associated with the opening to competition of the private transport sector, will make that public transport will become quickly outdated with outdated rolling stock and a deficit chronic. The company was soon overtaken by a much more dynamic private transport and subject to fewer constraints [elusive]. At the turn of the 2000s marked by the return of economic growth and political stability, the government through the Ministry of Transport aware of their key role in the regulation of an anarchic situation became relaunched public company under the name ETUSA of gradually covered since 2001 new credibility [elusive] since it has upgraded its network infrastructure maintenance and training through an agreement with the Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC), which ends in 2007. After being transformed into joint stock company (JSC) in 1998, in 2002 the government Benflis converts it into Public Establishment for Industrial and Com character. In 2011, ETUSA has a 618 bus fleet. It has rejuvenated its fleet in recent years, including 214 brand new buses Vanhool including 12 "mega- bus " 24 meters purchased between 2001 and 200. The current network to 31 December 2012 is composed of 64 lines, of which 39 urban . According to the management of the company, it would transport 100,000 passengers per day, representing 10% of demand. Since July 2010, the price of three sections ( 3.5 km section ) from 15 AD to 20 AD Routes line heads are concentrated around hub : Place May 1 - Place du 8 mai 1945 ( Martyrs' Square ) and Place Maurice Audin. Of a total of 64 lines, 37 lines terminate in one of these three remote stations 1, 2 km from each other. The movements 'periphery - periphery' transit through the city center, which tends to make the very difficult traffic at rush hour. The company does not publish ETUSA network plan with the names of the cases. Less than 40% of bus stops are represented by a bus shelter (232 in total at 31/12/2012 ) and vertical signage. The lines 8, 24, 57, 63 and 64 appear to have been removed. They no longer appear in the list published by the bus company.