On June 30, 1959, an agreement was made between the French government and the OCFA, and on January 1, 1960 the "Société des Chemins de Fer Français en Algérie" was created as a result. This new company operated Algeria's railways until its replacement by the "Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Algériens" "(SNCFA)" on June 16, 1963, a year after Algeria's independence.