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Al Boraq (Arabic: البُراق, romanized: al-burāq) [3] is a 323-kilometre (201 mi) high-speed rail service between Casablanca and Tangier in Morocco.The first of its kind on the African continent, it opened on 15 November 2018 after a decade of planning and construction by ONCF, Morocco's national railway company.
Moroccan high speed rail service program (by 2035). 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 ...
There are around 56,986 km (35,409 mi) of roads (national, regional and provincial) in Morocco. [1] In addition to 1,808 km (1,123 mi) of highways (August 2016). [2]The Tangier–Casablanca high-speed rail link marks the first stage of the ONCF's high-speed rail master plan, pursuant to which over 1,500 km (930 mi) of new railway lines will be built by 2035.
The rail line currently functions from central to northern Morocco, running high speed from Kenitra to Tangiers. The extension will more than double its length. Despite close ties, relations have at times been fragile between France and Morocco, which was a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956.
Moroccan high speed rail service program (by 2035). In September 2006 ONCF proposed a high-speed rail connecting Tangier to Marrakech which will reduce the time of the journey from around 10 hours to only 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours. [17] [18] This service, if approved, may not be in operation until 2035.
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
The Tanger-Ville Railway Terminal (Arabic: محطة طنجة المدينة; French: Gare Tanger Ville) is a train terminal administered by ONCF in Tangier, Morocco.The station is the terminus of the Al-Boraq line, which was inaugurated as the first high-speed rail line in Africa in November 2018.
For years, the two countries have considered an ambitious project that would significantly cut that travel time: a 350-kilometer high-speed rail line between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ...