Chinese railway sleeper factory in Algeria begins production

AnewChineserailwaysleeperfactoryopenedonSundayinAlgeria'swesternprovinceofTindouf,whereitwillplayacentralroleinadvancingtheChinaRailwayConstructionCorporation's(CRCC)WesternAlgeriaRailwayMiningLineproject.

(PhotobyCRCCInternationalGroup)

Thisfacilitymarksthestartoftrackconstructionforthe575kmheavyhaulrailwaythatwilllinktheGaraDjebiletironoremineinTindouftotheprovinceofBechar.

AccordingtoDongLin,generalmanagerofCRCC'sNorthAfricabranch,thesleeperfactoryisthefirststandardize,CRCChasimplementedspecialsleeperdesignsaimedatimprovingtrackstability,increasingdurabilityandreducingmaintenancecost.

Attheinaugurationceremony,TindoufGovernorMustaphaDahouexpressedhisappreciationfortheeffortsofCRCCandthecooperationofitslocalpartners,highlightingtheirsignificantcontributionstotheproject.

Forhispart,XuHuaxiang,GeneralManagerofCRCCInternationalGroup,reaffirmedCRCC'scommitmenttoensuringthetimelyandhigh-qualitycompletionoftheproject,whichhedescribedas"amodelofmutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenChinaandAlgeria".

TheWesternAlgeriaRailwayMiningLine,animportantprojectundertheChina-AlgeriaBeltandRoadCooperation,isbeingjointlyimplementedbyCRCCandAlgeria'sstate-ownedcompanyCOSIDERTP.(ByMaZiqian/ChinaYouthDaily)