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ONCF Received Electric Engines
ONCF has ordered 30 new electric locomotives and plans to receive two or three per month until the end of the order.
Rabat – ONCF received its first electric motor. The locomotive arrived on Friday (December 27th), Maghreb media reported.
ONCF will use the new engine on its route from Casablanca to Fes and from Casablanca to Marrakech. The locomotive can reach a speed of 160 kilometers per hour.
ONCF has requested 30 new electric motors for 1.5 billion dirhams ($ 157 million) from international rail company Alstom and plans to receive two or three engines per month in the coming months.
The national rail company received a 40-year loan from the French government at a favorable interest rate of 0.0016% for the purchase of new locomotives. The loan includes a 10-year grace period, according to the MAP.
The engines will be able to transport many cars from the PSA Group plant in Kenitra, north of Rabat, to the main port of Tangier. An press release from ONCF explained that the electric motors will be used to transport containers from Tangier Med to Casablanca.
ONCF also plans for future acquisitions of self-propelled trains and notes an increase in demand for transportation services in its press release.
In 2018, the rail company had 585 passenger cars and 5,498 freight cars. ONCF also completed several projects in 2018 to increase capacity, add more lanes in Casablanca to save space in congested stations, add a second lane from Casablanca to Marrakech and double the three lanes of Casablanca-Kenitra.
Alstom has a manufacturing plant in Fez and an office in Casablanca.
Marrakech – Casablanca Travel Time
The Moroccan Railways Company (ONCF) announced that the journey time between Marrakech and Casablanca will decrease to two hours and 15 minutes, due to the duplication of the original train line.
Rabat – After the double and full renewal of the Casablanca-Marrakesh railway, the Marrakesh-Casablanca railway, which opened on Thursday 22 November, will take place between the two cities every two hours.
Passengers will arrive at their destination within 2 hours 32 minutes instead of the usual 3 hours and 35 minutes.
On Thursday, during the inauguration of the line, the ONCF made opening trips to the national press. ONCF also offers free flights on Al Buraq from 26 to 28 November.
There will be 16 trains between Marrakech and Casablanca, 14 trains between Marrakesh and Fes and 32 trains between Casablanca and Fez.
ONCF chief Rabie Khalili sometimes said that the opening of the Marrakesh station, whose rail network lasted about five years, was unavoidable. Khalili added that Casa Voyageurs Casablanca station is just the beginning of a series of openings for several LG projects in the coming days.
Rail projects aim to greatly facilitate traffic, reduce travel time and improve passenger services on Moroccan trains.
The new Quneitra station generated investments of about 400 million dirhams. The project includes the redevelopment of five 400-meter berths, as well as the construction of a 200-square-meter car park.
The Casa Voyageurs station mobilized 450 million dirhams. Like other new terminals, this is an advanced technological equipment that meets international standards in terms of safety, comfort, security and quality of service.
The Tangier-Ville plant, which required 360 million dirhams, consisted of the restoration of the old station building.
The cost of economy class tickets LGV from Tangier to Casablanca is 149-224 dirhams.
Class 2 tickets cost 93 to 139 dirhams for Tangier-Kenitra, 115 to 172 dirhams for Tangier-Rabat and 149-224 dirhams for Tangier-Casablanca.
The cost of first class tickets ranges between 162 and 244 dirhams for Tangier, Kenitra.
King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron opened the high-speed train on November 15.
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