Urban Rail Transit in Morocco

Urban Rail Transit in Morocco

Morocco Light Rail

• Casablanca Tramway
• Rabat–Salé Tramway
• Marrakech Tramway (proposed)
• Tangier Tramway (2 lines project, 25 km, 8.4 billion MAD)

Morocco Heavy Rail

• Train Navette Rapide : Rapid transit rail (since 1984) from Rabat to Casablanca extended to Kenitra and Settat (200 km).
• Casablanca Airport rail link (30 km, since 1993).
• Casablanca – El Jadida Rapid transit line (100 km, since 2002).
• Al Bidaoui : Casablanca overground rail (since 2002).
• Casablanca RER line (RER 63 km mass transit rail including 9 km underground rail, planned for 2020).
• Le Bouregreg : Rabat overground rail (since 2012).

ONCF Projects

The national railway-operator ONCF is working on several projects. The largest project is a high-speed railway from Tangier via Rabat and Casablanca to Marrakech. Also a (passenger) rail connection between Tangier and Tangier MED, the port on the Mediterranean near Tangier, will give passengers arriving by ferry a connection to the main lines. A train will operate every 2 hours between the port and Tangier city. A freight-line from the Renault factory at Tangier MED is already operational The Marrakech to Agadir railway is also planned to be completed by 2025, becoming the first rail line to reach the southern Souss-Massa region.

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