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==Rule of the road== | ==Rule of the road== | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 14 June 2011
Country Name
Morocco (Maroc)
National railway system
ONCF ( ONCFM in French - Office National des Chemins de Fer du Maroc)
Official Website
Language
Arabic and French.
Currency
Moroccan Dirham, symbol MAD.
UIC code
Numeric 93; alpha MA
Timetable
Journey Planner
[http://www.oncf.ma/index_en.aspx]
Downloadable Timetable
www.oncf.ma/Fr/index.aspx?md=203&rb=416. Note that timetables often carry on out of the nominal date range until superseded.
Printed Timetable
None
Engineering Information
None.
Maps
World Railway Atlas Vol. 7 North, East and Central Africa by Neil Robinson
Gauge
Standard.
Electrification
3kV DC. All passenger lines are electrified except for Fes to Oujda. Though electrified the line from Tanger Ville to Ksar Sghir is operated by diesel locomotives.
Rule of the road
Left
Other Railways
None
Tourist Lines
None.
Metro
None.
Trams
• Rabat – Sale. Revenue earning services started on 23rd May 2011 with the final five stops on line 2 expected to start in June 2011. Website at [1]/ www.tramway-maroc.com]. A map may be found at www.urbanrail.net/af/rabat/rabat.htm • Casablanca. Under construction and scheduled to open at the end of 2012
Recent and future changes
The opening of Morocco’s first high speed line between Tanger and Kénitra is planned for December 2015. This 200 route-km section is the first phase of the planned Tanger – Casablanca high speed line. A new railway line opened on the 17th June 2009 between Tanger Ville and the huge new port of Tanger Med. The line has passenger services to Ksar Sghir, from where a coach connection is made to Tanger Med. The line to Tanger Med will eventually open to passenger trains as well, but no date has been set.
Special Notes
The line from Oujda to Maghnia in Algeria has been closed for political reasons for some years, so Morocco has no rail connections to other countries.
