
Morocco Unveils $40 Billion Rail Expansion to Connect 43 Cities
Morocco will mobilize 400 billion dirhams for the extension and modernization of its rail network. An ambitious project that will connect 43 cities in the kingdom.

Morocco will mobilize 400 billion dirhams for the extension and modernization of its rail network. An ambitious project that will connect 43 cities in the kingdom.

The route of the future high-speed train connecting Marrakech to Agadir has caused a wave of concern in Essaouira. The city of the Alizés, a major tourist destination, fears being excluded from this large-scale project, even though it is part of the route.

The National Railway Office (ONCF) denied the information, which Bladi.net had reported , that it had awarded the realization of the Marrakech-Agadir High Speed Line to a Chinese company, describing it as "totally erroneous".

A Chinese company has been awarded the contract to carry out the high-speed rail line project that will connect Marrakech to Agadir.

The high-speed line connecting Marrakech to Agadir will include three stations for passengers and one dedicated to freight, announced the head of the delegation of the Chinese company CRDC, in charge of the project studies.

Several memoranda of understanding were signed as part of King Mohammed VI’s visit to the United Arab Emirates. Infrastructure, such as the TGV or roads, are among the projects that should be financed by the Emiratis.

The railway construction company Talgo would like to participate in the tenders that Morocco is about to launch to strengthen its high-speed network, in preparation for the 2030 World Cup that it is co-organizing with Spain and Portugal.

As part of its agreement with the National Railway Office (ONCF), the Moroccan government will continue to finance studies and the acquisition of real estate related to the extension of the high-speed rail (HSR) network to the cities of Marrakech and Agadir.

The National Railway Office (ONCF) has entrusted the LPEE engineering firm with the geological, hydrogeological and geotechnical reconnaissance work necessary for the preliminary design studies (APS) of the Agadir-Marrakech high-speed rail link.

The National Railway Office (ONCF) has just entrusted the China Railway Design Corporation with the Preliminary Design (APS) studies of the Marrakech-Agadir High Speed Line (LGV) .

Morocco is preparing to give new impetus to its rail network by launching a call for tenders for the TGV link between Marrakech and Agadir . The Purchasing Directorate of ONCF has initiated the steps for the realization of the preliminary design studies necessary for this link, including infrastructure, civil engineering, railway equipment, railway operation and the railway operating system.