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| Tanger || Oujda || direct link at daytime<br>night-train change at Sidi Kacem || 10h20m (day)<br>10h35m (night)||one day train, one night-train |
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Revision as of 03:38, 2 May 2011
Rail transport in Morocco is operated by the ONCF. It is the continent's second most developed rail transport system, after South Africa's.[citation needed]
Main connections
The main network for passanger-transport consists of a Nort-South link from Tanger via Rabat and Casablanca to Marrakesh and this N/S link interconnects with the East-West connection linking Oujda in the East via Fes to Rabat.
The most important long-distance train services are:
| From: | To: (and vice-versa) | via / change at: | traveltime[1] | Number of trains per day[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casablanca | Fes | - | 3h20m | 18 x |
| Casablanca | Tangier | - | 4h45m | 8 x |
| Casablanca | Oujda | direct or via Fes | 10h | 3 x (one of them night-train) |
| Casablanca | Nador | direct (1x), via Fes or with transfer in Taourirt | 8h30m up tot 10h |
4 trains/day of which 2 are night-trains |
| Marrakesh | Fes | - | 7h10m | 8 x |
| Marrakesh | Tangier | via Casablanca Voyageurs | 9h30m | 6 x one direct night-train |
| Tanger | Oujda | direct link at daytime night-train change at Sidi Kacem |
10h20m (day) 10h35m (night) |
one day train, one night-train |
| Nador | Taourirt | gives connection to E-W mainline | 1h42m | 3 x the direct night-train to/from Casablanca doesn't stop in Taourirt |
| Casablanca | Oued Zem | - | 3h | 1 x |
History
Railway links to adjacent countries
Algeria, has been closed since the '90s. - same gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Spain: Since 2003 there are studies being done about the creation of a direct link with Spain via a railway tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar. This tunnel will connect the Moroccan rail-infrastructure with the European via Spain[2]. In Tanger the tunnel would connect to the -currently being built- High Speed Line Tanger-Marrakesh.
- Western Sahara: Via the proposed network-extension from Marrakesh via Guelmim to El Aaiún would connect Morocco to the Western Sahara (which they claim to be Moroccan) and could give connection to African coutries to the South of Morocco.
References
- ^ a b Online Timetable ONCF based on trains for 2 May 2011, (french website) checked 2 May 2011
- ^ BBC News: Africa and Europe set for tunnel-link published 13-3-2007, visited 2 May 2011
See also
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