Morocco launches 430km high-speed train project

The flagship project is part of a ten billion dollar railway expansion plan

Morocco launches $10 billion rail expansion including high speed train to Marrakesh

With the 2030 World Cup rapidly approaching, Morocco is looking to expand its national transport services. As part of those plans, King Mohammed VI of Morocco has now given the green light for a rail expansion plan worth $ 10.3 billion. The rail expansion plan was officially launched on 24 April 2025. The 96 billion dirham ($10.3 billon) project includes several separate rail lines, including intercity, urban, and high speed trains. The high spe…

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Morocco has launched an ambitious project to expand its rail network, worth 96 billion dirhams (10.3 billion USD), in preparation for the 2030 World Cup, which the country is co-organising with Spain and Portugal. This plan also aims to stimulate the development of the country's nascent railway industry. The project...

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Morocco launches 430km high-speed train project

Morocco has started construction of the Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line in the capital city of Rabat. This phase will add 430 kilometres of high-speed rail connecting Kenitra (an industrial centre on the coast in north-western Morocco) to the country’s economic hub, Casablanca, and further south to the historic city of Marrakech, serving the airports of Rabat and Casablanca, Morocco’s official MAP news agency reported.  The kingdom alread…