Morocco Plans $10 Billion High-Speed Rail Expansion to 800 km Network

Speaking on the sidelines of the 11th edition of the World Congress of the International Union of Railways taking place in Marrakech, Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, announced that Morocco’s ambition is to bring its HSR (High Speed Rail) network to 800 km, reports L’Économiste.

"Today we have great ambitions to carry out the extension to the cities of Marrakech and Agadir which requires the mobilization of nearly 10 billion euros," he said, explaining that this will result in a denser coverage of the Atlantic axis, bringing the HSR to more than 800 km. "In a second step, we will focus on the East, Rabat, Casablanca and Oujda with large investment amounts," he added.