peace and mercy of God
project Line rail for high-speed train TGV
between Casablanca and Tangier early 2014
line railway for high-speed train 'TGV' Tangier - Casablanca will be ready late 2013
The Director-General of the Office of the National Railway Mohamed Rabie Rake on Thursday that the focus of Tangier - Casablanca High-speed train project, "TGV" will be ready between late 2013 and early 2014. highlighted Rake, during a meeting organized by the north branch of the General Union of Moroccan Enterprises Tangier on the rail infrastructure and its impact on development in northern Saudi Arabia, that this axis would require a total investment of over 20 billion dirhams, the start of the studies in 2009 Axis to the opening of late 2013. He explained that in the first phase will be construction of a new special Skki the "TGV" linking Tangier, Kenitra, The speed of the train it is between 200 and 320 km per hour, What will reduce travel time between Tangiers and Casablanca from five hours and 45 minutes to two hours and 10 minutes. and launching high-speed train every hour, the office seeks the national railway Reserve ceiling of eight million passengers to and from the city of Tangier in 2014.
With regard to the achievements of the National Bureau of Railways during the period between 2005 and 2009, it was stressed by Mr. Mohammed Rake the spring to the north and only benefited from the investments within the limits of 5.5 billion dirhams out of 2.17 billion dirhams total national territory.
and you understand these investments in particular Mobilization of 9.2 billion dirhams to finance the completion of a new line Skki between Tangier and the Mediterranean port of Tangier along the 43 kms and includes four stations, and the allocation of 3.2 billion dirhams for the rehabilitation of existing stations The electrification of the railway line and the completion of Tangier Belkasiri manual section between Sidi Yahya and legislator Belkasiri length of 47 km.
He stressed that the rehabilitation program will continue during the next two years to achieve Objectives of reducing travel times and transport four million passengers in 2009, instead of two million passengers expected this year.
As for the transport of goods, he noted that the long-term goal Is to increase the pace of the start of goods trains every day for up to 14 trains, which will enable to achieve the transfer of two million tons annually, instead of 150 thousand tons.
and achieved the National Bureau of Railway During the past year turnover Nahz three billion dirhams, and the transfer of 1.26 million person on board a fleet of 152 trains, as indicators of increased quality of its services according to figures announced by the Office officials during the meeting.
was organized by the National Bureau of railway field visit to the members of the regional branch of the General Union of the CGEM and the media for Workshops on the completion of rail infrastructure for servicing the port of Tangier, the Mediterranean, especially for some of the major art installations such as bridges, bridges and tunnels.
NAME: TGV MAROCAIN LOCATION: Casablanca - Tangier NUMBER: 18 SNCF TGV Duplex Trains STATUS : PROJECT WORKS: Casablanca - Tangier: 2009 - 2014
a rough picture of the train with a rapid double decker
The current network speed trains (orange)
and future (yellow)
transmission lines through trains (regular and highways) between Spain And Morocco
through a tunnel the Strait of Gibraltar