Morocco Railway Links to Adjacent Countries

Morocco Railway Links to Adjacent Countries

• Algeria: Route has been closed since the 1990s – tracks use same gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
• Gibraltar (UK): No connections, a ferry service connects Gibraltar to the Tanger-Med port and railway station
• Spain: Since 2003, the creation of a direct link with Spain via a railway tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar has been studied. This tunnel would connect the Moroccan rail infrastructure with the European one via Spain. In Tangier the tunnel would connect to the currently-being-built High Speed Line Tangier-Marrakech.
• Western Sahara: Via the proposed network-extension from Marrakech via Guelmim to El Aaiún would connect Morocco to the Western Sahara. Currently, ONCF daughter-company Supratours operate bus routes from Marrakech to Western Sahara, such as Tan-Tan or Laâyoune. Morocco claims Western Sahara as part of Morocco and thus as national routes.
• Mauritania: A 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) section of the Mauritania Railway, which (since the closure of the Choum Tunnel), cuts across the extreme south-eastern corner of Western Sahara.

Rail Transport in Morocco Overview

Rail Transport in Morocco Operation: National railway: ONCF
Rail Transport in Morocco Ridership: 52.8 million per year (2023)
Rail Transport in Morocco Freight: 36 million tons per year (2012–13)
Rail Transport in Morocco System Length Total: 2,200 kilometres (1,400 mi)
Rail Transport in Morocco Track Gauge Main: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Rail Transport in Morocco Electrification:
3000 V DC Main network
25 kV 50 Hz High-speed line