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Transport in Morocco

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The Tangier–Casablanca high-speed rail link marks the first stage of the ONCF's high-speed rail master plan, pursuant to which over Template:Convert of new railway lines will be built by 2035. The high speed train - TGV - will have a capacity of 500 passengers and will carry 8 million passengers per year. The work on the High Speed Rail project was started in September 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Construction of infrastructure and delivery of railway equipment will end in 2014 and the HSR will be operational by Template:Date.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Autoroute A3 (Rabat–Casablanca, 95 km)

Government policyEdit

With billions of dollars committed to improving the country's infrastructure, Morocco aims to become a world player in terms of marine transport.Template:Citation needed The 2008–2012 investment plan aims to invest $16.3 billion and will contribute to major projects such as the combined port and industrial complex of the Tanger-Med and the construction of a high-speed train between Tangier and Casablanca. The plan will also improve and expand the existing highway system and expand the Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport. Morocco's transport sector is one of the kingdom's most dynamic, and will remain so for years to come. The improvements in infrastructure will boost other sectors and will also help the country in its goal of attracting 10 million tourists by 2010.

RailwaysEdit

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Railways of Morocco, with planned high-speed lines

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High speed linesEdit

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An on-board train speed reading 312 km/h on high-speed line, 2019
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An ONCF Al Boraq Alstom RGV2N2 high-speed train, Tanger-Ville railway station, November 2018
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Train of Morocco.

Morocco has one high-speed line with plans for several additional high-speed lines extensions.

Since 2018, the first high-speed rail line connects Casablanca and Tangier. This line is the first of its kind on the African continent. The line was inaugurated on 15 November 2018, by King Mohammed VI of Morocco. It is called Al Boraq (البُراق) in reference to the mythical creature that transported the Islamic prophets. On 26 November 2018, it was launched. This high-speed line allows a 323-kilometer-long (201 mi) high-speed rail service.the service is operated by the ONCF.

The high-speed line required over a decade of planning and construction. Work by ONCF began in September 2011 on a first section from Tangier to Kenitra.<ref>Ceremony launches Tanger–Casablanca high speed project, Railway Gazette, 29 September 2011.</ref>

The current high-speed line Tangier-Kenitra under construction was impacted by delays resulting from issues about land acquisitions because this operation was performed by different provincial governors, in order to avoid such delays on the next high-speed rail Marrakech-Essaouira, the national railway company ONCF was given the green light to start the land acquisition and expropriation procedure.<ref>Marrakech-Essaouira HSR : Greenlight given to ONCF for land expropriation</ref>

There are plans for extensions on two core lines: a first one from Tangier in the north via Marrakesh to Agadir in the south, and a second from Casablanca on the Atlantic to Oujda on the Algerian border. If all of these plans are approved soon enough, building the 1,500 kilometres of tracks may last until 2035<ref>$10 billion for the high speed rail program Template:Webarchive</ref> to complete at a cost of around 100 billion dirhams ($10 billion).

Proposed high speed extensionsEdit

Potential speed gains are large, with travel time from Casablanca to Marrakesh down from 3 hours to 1:20, and from the capital Rabat to Tangier from 4:30 to 1:30.<ref>Khaleej Times Online - Morocco plans Arab world's first high-speed train Khaleej Times, 15 September 2006.</ref>

The second High-Speed Rail (HSR) which is planned to be built after Tangier-Kenitra is the HSR Marrakech-Essaouira (180 km)<ref>A High speed line From Marrakech to Essaouira "Railway Ghazette", 1 October 2015</ref> followed by a new HSR Rabat-Meknes (130 km).<ref>A HSR Rabat-Meknes through Khemisset</ref> The last high-speed lines will connect these two old empire cities to the Atlantique coast in less than one hour instead of two hours now.

In December 2024, Morocco secured $14 billion in investments to expand Morocco's high speed rail. The goal of the project is to increase the high speed rail coverage of 320km to over 1280km by 2040, this would significantly enhance the country's connectivity, reduce travel times, and contribute to a greener, more sustainable transport system. <ref>Urban Transport News. (2024). Morocco’s mega railway expansion secures $14 billion in funding. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from [1](https://urbantransportnews.com/news/moroccos-mega-railway-expansion-secures-14-billion-in-funding)</ref>

high-speed rail linking Kenitra to Marrakech via Casablanca Airport is being currently constructed. Journeys to Marrakech will only take 2 hours 45 minutes by 2029, down from 7 hours. Another line connecting Marrakech to Agadir could be ready as soon as mid-2025. <ref>Morocco World News (2024). "Morocco on Track to Shake Up Railway Network." Retrieved December 11, 2024, from [2](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/12/366892/morocco-on-track-to-shake-up-railway-network).</ref>

Other routesEdit

A railway connecting Nador to the existing network at Taourirt was finished in 2010, after it had been under construction since 2007.<ref>Times Atlas of the World, 2007, p. 83</ref>

TramwaysEdit

RoadsEdit

As of 2006 there were around 57625 kilometres of roads (national, regional and provincial) in Morocco,<ref>CIA World Factbook</ref> and an additional 1808 kilometers of highways (August 2016).

Principal national roads:

HighwaysEdit

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Major airportsEdit

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National airlinesEdit

Merchant marineEdit

Total: 35 ships (Template:GT or over) by type:

Foreign-owned: 14 (France 13, Germany 1) (2007)

Maritime companiesEdit

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A Comanav ROPAX ferry in the Nador Port

Intercity bus companiesEdit

Bus service in Morocco offers access almost to every corner of the country. There's a big choice of carriers at bus stations,<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> among them:

Sports carEdit

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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