Morocco Launches $1.6 Billion Rail Expansion with 168 New Trains
14 November 2023
The National Railway Office (ONCF) wants to strengthen the national rail network. It has just launched a call for tenders to acquire new and different trains.
Rail transport
Morocco’s Ambitious Rail Expansion Plan Faces $39 Billion Funding Shortfall
7 November 2023
The Ministry of Transport and Logistics is not able to finance the extension of the rail line network connecting 43 Moroccan cities. Towards the abandonment of a project (…)
Spanish Rail Firm Talgo Eyes Morocco’s $839 Million High-Speed Train Tender for 2030 World Cup
6 November 2023
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 (…)
Rabat-Agdal Station Development Stalls: Massive Urban Project Faces Years-Long Delay
30 October 2023
While the Rabat-Agdal station has been a reality for nearly five years, the construction of a massive multiplex tower, a shopping center, a hotel and office space planned as (…)
Spain and Morocco Accelerate Plans for Underwater Tunnel Linking Casablanca to Madrid Before 2030 World Cup
29 October 2023
With a view to the 2030 World Cup, Spain and Morocco are working to realize the project of a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar to connect Casablanca to Madrid.
Morocco Invests 1.44 Billion Dirhams in High-Speed Rail Expansion to Marrakech and Agadir
28 October 2023
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 (…)
Morocco Turns to Spain for High-Speed Rail Expansion Ahead of 2030 World Cup
27 October 2023
Morocco wants to set up a major high-speed rail network before the 2030 World Cup and is counting on the collaboration of Spain to achieve this goal.
Morocco-Spain Undersea Rail Tunnel Project Advances Ahead of 2030 World Cup
19 October 2023
The Spanish Society for Studies on Fixed Communications across the Strait of Gibraltar (Secegsa) announced that the feasibility studies for the tunnel between Morocco and Spain (…)
High-Speed Rail Link Could Connect Casablanca to Madrid in 5.5 Hours
17 October 2023
The realization of a rail link between Casablanca and Madrid is feasible within the framework of the implementation of the Gibraltar Strait railway tunnel project aimed at (…)
World Cup 2030 Revives Plans for Casablanca Metro System
9 October 2023
Morocco’s hosting of the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal is reviving the issue of creating a metro network in Casablanca.