Morocco is redefining its priorities in terms of infrastructure, innovation and land management, with a view to the 2030 World Cup. The kingdom is fully committed to upgrading its infrastructure in order to successfully host this global sporting event.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) has awarded three major contracts to three major manufacturers who submitted the most advantageous and economically viable bids as part of its program to acquire new trains.
Mohammed Mhidia, Wali of the Casablanca-Settat region, ensures the proper implementation of projects related to the 2030 World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal.
The French industrial group Alstom failed to convince the National Railway Office (the Moroccan railway operator) to entrust it with the manufacture of 150 conventional trains.
The French group Colas has been awarded three major contracts worth a total of 4.7 billion dirhams (430 million euros) as part of the project to extend the high-speed line connecting Kénitra to Marrakech.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) of Morocco has excluded the manufacturers Talgo (Spain) and Alstom (France) during the first phase of the contract award for the acquisition of 150 trains, in preparation for the 2030 World Cup.
Morocco has big ambitions for the rail sector. During the presentation of a strategic plan worth a total of 400 billion dirhams to Parliament, Abdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics, mentioned the possibility of exporting wagons to European and African markets by 2040.
In preparation for the 2030 World Cup, Morocco is working to modernize its railway network. A 96 billion investment program is planned for this purpose.
Things are taking shape for the acquisition of new buses, as part of the delegated management contracts for the urban and suburban public transport service in Marrakech.
Morocco aims to modernize its rail network, in preparation for the 2030 World Cup. The project to extend the High-Speed Line (LGV) to Marrakech is part of this dynamic.
Said, a 22-year-old man, died on Thursday after being crushed by a train at the Herrera Mole station in Donostia (San Sebastián), Spain. An investigation has been opened to shed light on this tragedy.
Morocco is slowly but steadily advancing the Kénitra-Marrakech high-speed train project. It is receiving significant financial support from France.