Works to complete Morocco’s high speed train (TGV), the first in Africa, have reached a progress rate of 86% and the project is expected to be ready in summer 2018, said the director general of Morocco’s National Railways facility (ONCF) Mohamed Rabie Khlie. These massive investments aim at upgrading Morocco’s railways with a view to lay the foundations for an efficient and modern rail transport system, he added. Morocco bought 12 high-speed trains from France’ train manufacturer, Alstom. The trains will operate at 320km/h on the high-speed line to achieve a Tangiers – Casablanca journey time of 2h 10min, instead of 4h 45min today. Morocco’s TGV costs about 1.9 billion dollars, largely funded by France, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 20, 2017 22:41 UTC