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Maps
Railways
1907 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge, 1003 km electrified with 3kVDC.
There are connections to Algeria, and consecutively Tunisia, but since the '90 the connections are closed.
The Gibraltar Tunnel is a rail tunnel link proposed between Tangier, Morocco and Spain under the Strait of Gibraltar to be in operation in 2025.
High-speed Lines
There are plans for high-speed lines: Work by ONCF could begin in 2007 from Marrakech to Tangier in the north via Marrakesh to Agadir in the south, and from Casablanca on the Atlantic to Oujda on the Algerian border. If the plans are approved, the 1,500 kilometres of track may take until 2030 to complete at a cost of around 25 billion dirhams ($3.37 billion). Casablanca to Marrakesh could be cut to 1 hour and 20 minutes from over three hours, and from the capital Rabat to Tangier to 1 hour and 30 minutes from 4 hours and 30 minutes. [1]
Towns served by railways
Existing
Proposed
TGV
See ONCF planned high speed line.
Highways
Principal highways
- A1 Rabat-Tanger (223 km)
- A2 Rabat-Fes (207 km)
- A3 Casablanca-Rabat (65 km)
- A5 Casablanca bypass (33 km)
- A6 Tetuan-Ceuta (28 km)
- A7 Casablanca-Marrakesh (219 km)
- R301 coastal road connecting El Jadida to Essaouira
- Casablanca- Agadir (233 km)
- Casablanca- El Jadida (79 km)
- Rabat - Kenitra (35 km).
- Kenitra - Larache (110 km).
- Settat - Tanger (600 km)
- Larache - Tanger (73 km).
- Casablanca - Settat (57 km).
- Peripheral Casablanca (37 km).
- Casablanca - Had Soualem (23 km).
- Marrakech - Tamnsourt (15 km).
- Casablanca - Meknès (300 km).
- Settat - Marrakech(145 km).
- Had Soualem - El Jadida (63 km)
- Tétouan - Ceuta (42 km)
- Tanger - Oued Rmel (54 km)
Major Airports
Agadir -- Al Massira Airport: (AGA) Flights to most major European cities.
Al Hoceima -- Cherif Al Idrissi Airport: (AHU) Flights to most major European cities.
Casablanca -- Mohammed V International Airport: (CMN) Arrivals and departures to worldwide destinations.
Fez -- Saïss Airport: (FEZ) Flights to Europe and Casablanca
Laayoune -- Hassan Ier Airport: (EUN) Flights to Agadir, Casablanca, Dakhla and Las Palmas.
Marrakech -- Menara International Airport: (RAK) Flights all major international airports in Western Europe
Nador -- Taouima Airport: Flights to Amsterdam, Brussels, Casablanca, Cologne and Düsseldorf.
Oujda -- Angads Airport: (OUD) Flights to Amsterdam, Casablanca, Marseille and Paris.
Ouarzazate -- Ouarzazate Airport: (OZZ) Flights to Casablanca and Paris.
Rabat -- Sale Airport: (RBA) Flights to Paris and Tripoli.
Tangier -- Ibn Batouta International Airport: (TNG) Flights to Amsterdam, Brussels, Casablanca, London, Madrid, Mararakech and Paris.
Also many inland flights between the primarily airports.
- See the main article List of airports in Morocco
National airlines
Company maritime
- Ferrimaroc
- Tarifa-Tanger
- Comanav
- Comarit
- IMTC
- Bismillah
- Le rif-casablanca
- Ferrys Rapidos del Sur
- Reduan Ferry
Railway company
Sportcar
Merchant Marine
total: 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) by type:
- cargo ship 3,
- chemical tanker 6,
- container ship 8,
- passenger/cargo ship 12,
- petroleum tanker 1,
- refrigerated cargo ship 1,
- roll-on/roll-off 4
Foreign-owned: 14 (France 13, Germany 1) (2007)
- Registered in other countries: 4 (Gibraltar)
See also
References
- ^ Khaleej Times Online - Morocco plans Arab world’s first high-speed train
- ^ The Times Atlas of the World, 2007 p83
External links
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