Rabat-Ville Station

Rabat-Ville Station Renovation Resumes: Modernization for High-Speed Rail and UNESCO Compliance

7 September 2024

Renovation work on the Rabat-Ville station has resumed after a long period of suspension. It has been entrusted to the firm of architect Youssef Melehi, who designed the (…)

Rabat Taxi Drivers Face Backlash Over Selective Service, Sparks Political Debate

14 July 2024

The repeated refusals of Rabat taxi drivers to make certain trips are causing a stir. The situation has even taken a political turn, with a parliamentary question tabled in the (…)

Morocco Launches Major Railway Upgrade: New Rabat Station Construction Begins

9 February 2024

The National Railway Office (ONCF) has just announced the start of work on the construction of a new station in Hay Ryad as well as the resumption of work at the Rabat-Ville (…)

Rabat Railway Station Renovation to Resume After 3-Year Delay, Design Modifications Planned

27 May 2022

After three years of interruption, the work on the Rabat-ville railway station should resume in the very near future.

Rabat’s 12th Century Wall Safe as Railway Renovation Rumors Debunked

3 October 2021

The railway company ONCF denied, on Friday, the widely circulated rumors on social media about the demolition of part of the historic wall adjacent to the "Rabat ville" (…)

Man Rushes King Mohammed VI’s Motorcade in Rabat, Quickly Detained

13 October 2019

A young man rushed the royal procession on Friday, October 11, as it left the Parliament building, where King Mohammed VI had presided over the opening of the new parliamentary (…)

Passengers Trapped for 90 Minutes in Malfunctioning Rabat Train Station Elevator

25 April 2019

On Tuesday morning, nine passengers found themselves stuck for an hour and a half in the elevator of the Rabat-ville train station.