The railway tunnel planned to connect Spain and Morocco via the Strait of Gibraltar will not see the light of day. Instead, a connection for fiber optics and telecommunications will be established, according to official Spanish sources.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) announced the gradual acquisition of 100 new trains manufactured locally, and this over the next 10 years.
Inaugurated in 2018, the Moroccan high-speed train Al Boraq , is blowing out its fourth candle this Tuesday, November 15. With 10 million passengers transported since its commissioning, the high-speed train is showing remarkable success.
The National Railway Office of Morocco (ONCF) has provided clarifications regarding the award of the project management assistance for the external control of the LGV Kenitra-Marrakech line, approximately 450 km long, to the French company Egis.
The National Railway Office of Morocco (ONCF) has just entrusted the French company Egis with the project management assistance for the external control of the Kenitra-Marrakech High Speed Line (LGV) of approximately 450 km.
On Thursday, Morocco appointed AbdelKabir Zahoud as Director General of the National Society for the Study of the Strait of Gibraltar, under the Ministry of Equipment and Water. For its part, Spain has planned a line in its 2023 budget to launch new studies on the project. Proof that the two countries are determined to relaunch this project.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) has planned an investment of more than 13.4 billion dirhams during the period 2023-2025.
Spain has reactivated the project for a submarine railway tunnel connecting it with Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar. The two countries have been studying this project for more than four decades.
The French National Railway Company (SNCF) had abandoned a high-speed rail project in California , in favor of Morocco, considering that the state is more "politically dysfunctional" than the kingdom.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) has had a very good summer period with some 10.5 million passengers transported. A record attendance, rejoices the Office.
China is showing interest in the construction of the second line of the Moroccan high-speed train, Al Boraq, which will connect Casablanca and Agadir.
The AKIEM group, specialized in the rental and sale of railway rolling stock, has decided to leave Morocco, due to the "lack of attractiveness" in the sector.