Editing Transport in Morocco

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There are around {{convert|56986|km|abbr=on}} of roads (national, regional and provincial) in [[Morocco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtpnet.gov.ma/NR/rdonlyres/F213CFBA-C26A-48AC-A023-E6042E96CB39/1209/Routes_en_chiffres_2005.pdf |title=Le Secteur Routier|access-date=2010-06-02 |work=mtpnet.gov.ma |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501175812/http://www.mtpnet.gov.ma/NR/rdonlyres/F213CFBA-C26A-48AC-A023-E6042E96CB39/1209/Routes_en_chiffres_2005.pdf |archive-date=1 May 2011 }}</ref> In addition to {{convert|1808|km|abbr=on}} of [[highway]]s (August 2016).<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.adm.co.ma/news.cfm?id=72 Les Autoroutes du Maroc]. Adm.co.ma. Retrieved on 2013-07-29. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083259/http://www.adm.co.ma/news.cfm?id=72 |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

The [[Al Boraq|Tangier–Casablanca high-speed rail]] link marks the first stage of the [[ONCF]]'s high-speed rail master plan, pursuant to which over {{convert|1500|km|abbr=on}} 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>{{cite web |last=Radio France Internationale |title=Maroc : inauguration des travaux du premier TGV d'Afrique en présence de Nicolas Sarkozy |url=http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20110929-inauguration-travaux-1er-tgv-afrique-maroc-presence-nicolas-sarkozy |publisher=Radio France Internationale |access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> Construction of infrastructure and delivery of railway equipment will end in 2014 and the HSR will be operational by {{Date|December 2015}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moroccoboard.com/news/34-news-release/874-morocco-to-launch-high-speed-train-that-will-carry-8-million-passengers-per-year |title=Morocco to Launch High Speed Train |access-date=2010-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206173055/http://www.moroccoboard.com/news/34-news-release/874-morocco-to-launch-high-speed-train-that-will-carry-8-million-passengers-per-year |archive-date=6 February 2010}}</ref>
[[File:A1 Rabat.jpg|thumb|240px|Autoroute A3 ([[Rabat]]&ndash;[[Casablanca]], 95&nbsp;km)]]

== Government policy ==
With billions of dollars committed to improving the country's infrastructure, Morocco aims to become a world player in terms of marine transport.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} 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.

== Railways ==
[[Image:Railways Morocco.png|thumb|right|Railways of Morocco, with planned high-speed lines]]
{{Main|Rail transport in Morocco}}
{{Further|ONCF}}
1907&nbsp;km {{RailGauge|sg}} [[standard gauge]], 1003&nbsp;km [[Railway electrification system|electrified]] with [[List of railway electrification systems#3 kV DC|3 kV DC]].

=== High speed lines ===
{{main|Casablanca–Tangier high-speed rail line}}
[[File:Al Boraq Vitesse.jpg|right|thumb|203x203px|An on-board train speed reading 312 km/h on high-speed line, 2019]]
[[Image:Al Boraq RGV2N2 at Tanger Ville.jpg|thumb|right|An ONCF Al Boraq [[Alstom]] [[Euroduplex|RGV2N2]] high-speed train, [[Tanger-Ville railway station]], November 2018]]
[[Image:Train of Morocco.jpg|thumb|right|225px|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&nbsp;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>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/ceremony-launches-tanger-casablanca-high-speed-project.html 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>[http://www.railwaypro.com/wp/green-light-for-the-new-high-speed-line-marrakech-essaouira/ 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>[http://menarailpost.com/2015/10/morocco-high-speed-line-2/ $10 billion for the high speed rail program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005233823/http://menarailpost.com/2015/10/morocco-high-speed-line-2/ |date=5 October 2015 }}</ref> to complete at a cost of around 100 billion dirhams ($10 billion).

==== Proposed high speed extensions ====

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>[http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/September/middleeast_September345.xml&section=middleeast 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&nbsp;km)<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/high-speed-line-to-essaouira-planned.html  A High speed line From Marrakech to Essaouira] "''Railway Ghazette''", 1 October 2015</ref> followed by a new HSR Rabat-Meknes (130&nbsp;km).<ref>[http://www.challenge.ma/ferroviaire-une-nouvelle-ligne-entre-rabat-et-meknes-55905/ 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 [https://urbantransportnews.com/news/moroccos-mega-railway-expansion-secures-14-billion-in-funding](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 [https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/12/366892/morocco-on-track-to-shake-up-railway-network](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/12/366892/morocco-on-track-to-shake-up-railway-network).</ref>

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

== Tramways ==
* [[Rabat-Salé tramway]] (2011)
* [[Casablanca Tramway]] (2012)

== Roads ==
As of 2006 there were around 57625 kilometres of roads (national, regional and provincial) in Morocco,<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/morocco/ CIA World Factbook]</ref> and an additional 1808 kilometers of [[highway]]s (August 2016).

Principal national roads:
*[[National Route 1 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 2 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 3 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 4 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 5 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 6 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 7 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 8 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 9 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 10 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 11 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 12 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 13 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 14 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 15 (Morocco)]]
*[[National Route 16 (Morocco)]]

=== Highways ===
{{Main|Autoroutes of Morocco}}
*[[Rabat Ring Road]] (42&nbsp;km)
*[[Casablanca-Rabat expressway|A1 Casablanca-Rabat]] (86&nbsp;km)
*[[Casablanca–Safi expressway|A1 Casablanca–Safi]] (255&nbsp;km)
*[[Rabat-Fes expressway|A2 Rabat-Fes]] (190&nbsp;km)
*[[Fes-Oujda expressway|A2 Fes-Oujda]] (306&nbsp;km)
*[[Casablanca–Marrakesh expressway|A3 Casablanca-Marrakesh]] (220&nbsp;km)
*[[Marrakech–Agadir expressway|A3 extension to Agadir]] (233&nbsp;km)
*[[Berrechid–Beni Mellal expressway|A4 Berrechid-Benni Mellal]] (172&nbsp;km)
*[[Rabat-Tangier expressway|A5 Rabat-Tangier Med]] (308&nbsp;km)
*[[Tetouan–Fnideq expressway|A7 Tetouan-Fnideq]] (28&nbsp;km)

== Major airports ==
{{Main|List of airports in Morocco}}
*[[Agadir]] -- [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir Al Massira Airport]]: (AGA) Flights to most major European cities.
*[[Al Hoceima]] -- [[Cherif Al Idrissi Airport]]: (AHU) Flights to [[Brussels]], [[Amsterdam]] and [[Rotterdam]]
*[[Casablanca]] -- [[Mohammed V International Airport]]: (CMN) [[Royal Air Maroc]] hub. Arrivals and departures to worldwide destinations.
*[[Essaouira]] -- [[Essaouira-Mogador Airport|Essaouira Mogador Airport]]: (ESU) Flights to [[Brussels South Charleroi Airport|Brussels]], [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]], [[London Stansted Airport|London]], [[Orly Airport|Paris]], [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]] and [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]].
*[[Fez, Morocco|Fez]] -- [[Fes–Saïss Airport|Fes Saïss Airport]]: (FEZ) Flights to Europe and Casablanca
*[[Laayoune]] -- [[Hassan I Airport]]: (EUN) Flights to Agadir, Casablanca, [[Dakhla Airport|Dakhla]] and Las Palmas.
*[[Marrakesh]] -- [[Marrakesh Menara Airport]]: (RAK) Flights all major international airports in Western Europe
*[[Nador]] -- [[Nador International Airport]]: (NDR) Flights to [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]] and [[Orly Airport|Paris]].
*[[Oujda]] -- [[Angads Airport]]: (OUD) Flights to Amsterdam, Casablanca, Marseille and Paris.
*[[Ouarzazate]] -- [[Ouarzazate Airport]]: (OZZ) Flights to Casablanca and Paris.
*[[Rabat]] -- [[Rabat–Salé Airport]]: (RBA) Flights to [[Orly Airport|Paris]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[London Stansted Airport|London]], [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport|Rome]], [[Weeze Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]], [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]] and [[Seville Airport|Seville.]]
*[[Tangier]] -- [[Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport]]: (TNG) Flights all major international airports in Western Europe
*[[Tétouan|Tetouan]] -- [[Sania Ramel Airport|Tetouan Saniat Rmel Airport]]: (TTU) Flights to [[Brussels South Charleroi Airport|Brussels]], [[Málaga Airport|Malaga]], [[Seville Airport|Seville]], [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Cherif Al Idrissi Airport|Al Hoceima]] and [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]].
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== National airlines ==
* [[Air Arabia Maroc]]
* [[Royal Air Maroc]]
* [[Royal Air Maroc Express]]

== Merchant marine ==
Total: 35 ships ({{GT|1000|metric}} or over) by type:
*[[cargo ship]] 3,
*[[chemical tanker]] 6,
*[[container ship]] 8,
*passenger/[[cargo ship]] 12,
*[[oil tanker|petroleum tanker]] 1,
*[[Reefer ship|refrigerated cargo ship]] 1,
*[[roll-on/roll-off]] 4

Foreign-owned: 14 (France 13, Germany 1) (2007)
*Registered in other countries: 4 ([[Gibraltar]])

== Maritime companies ==
[[File:NadorPort1.jpg|thumb|A Comanav [[ROPAX]] ferry in the [[Nador Port]]]]
* [[Acciona Trasmediterránea]]
* [[Baleària]]
* [[Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation|Comanav]]
* [[Comarit]]
* [[FerriMaroc]]
* [[FRS Iberia]]
* [[Grandi Navi Veloci]]
* [[Grimaldi Lines]]
* [[International Maritime Transport Corporation]]
* [[Naviera Armas]]

== Intercity bus companies ==
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">{{Cite web|url=https://morocco.falktime.com/intercity-transport/|title=Intercity transport in Morocco|date=2018-07-30|website=Morocco.FalkTime|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-09}}</ref> among them:

* [[Compagnie de Transports au Maroc|CTM]]
* Supratours

== Sports car ==
* [[Laraki]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/morocco.pdf UN Map]
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{{CIA World Factbook}}

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