Morocco Plans $839 Million Rail Expansion with High-Speed Train Tender

10 June 2023 – bySaid@Bladi · 1 min read

Morocco is preparing to launch an international tender for the acquisition of trains and the development of a local rail network, attracting the interest of major players in the sector, particularly French and Spanish. This is what Mohamed Semmouni, Deputy Managing Director of the National Railways Office (ONCF), revealed during the recent Hispano-Moroccan business forum in Casablanca.

According to Semmouni, the tender is in the final phase and will be made public in a few weeks. This event comes a few months after the ONCF expressed its desire to carry out an ambitious set of projects to improve rail transport in the country.

The heart of this project lies in the purchase of nearly 120 trains in the short and medium term (over ten years), at a cost that could reach 9.2 billion dirhams (839 million euros). These new trains, capable of reaching a speed of 200 km/h, will replace 50 trains reaching the end of their life and meet the growing demand for rail transport.

Finally, the winning company will be called upon to establish a strategic partnership with Morocco, which will begin with the delivery of the first trains. The ultimate goal of this partnership is the establishment of a rolling stock production plant in Morocco. So far, ten companies have expressed interest in the project, including Alstom.

Category: Morocco

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National Railway Office Rail transport Transport Alstom