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Overview; Headquarters: 8, rue Abderrahmane El Ghafiki, Rabat - Agdal Reporting mark: ONCF: Locale: Morocco: Dates of operation: 1963–present: Predecessor: Compagnie des chemins de Fer du Maroc ("CFM"); Compagnie franco-espagnole du chemin de fer de Tanger à Fès ("TF")
The main network for passenger transport consists of a North–South link from Tangier via Rabat and Casablanca to Marrakech and an East–West connection linking Oujda in the East via Fes to Rabat.
The Casablanca Tramway (Arabic: طرامواي الدار البيضاء Ṭrāmwāy ad-Dār al-Bayḍā’) is a low-floor tram system in Casablanca, Morocco.As of 2024, it consists of four lines - T1 from Sidi Moumen to Lissasfa, T2 from Sidi Bernoussi to Aïn Diab, T3 from Casa Port Station to Hay El Wahda, and T4 from Arab League Park to Mohammed Erradi—which intersect at nine points [2]
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 first short narrow-gauge railway in Morocco was a 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) narrow-gauge line presented to the Sultan of Morocco in 1887 by the Belgian Government to connect his palace with his Jardin l'Agdal de Meknes. With the railway came two coaches and one steam locomotive (Krauss 1744 / 1887 Ct-n2 ) delivered via F. Weidknecht, Paris.
Morocco's network of motorways is administered by the state-owned company Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM). It runs the network on a pay-per-use basis, with toll stations placed along its length. The general speed limit is 120 km/h.
Within Morocco, there are three types of administrative divisions within the municipal/communal level: . Municipality - A local-level administrative subdivision unit whose charactaristics are mostly urban nature.
La Compagnie de Transports au Maroc was founded November 30, 1919 with the goal of accessing "all of Morocco." Its services ran along a new colonial road system planned with the aim of linking all major towns and cities. [2]