Al Boraq high-speed rail

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Al Boraq high-speed rail is Morocco’s high-speed train network, notable as the first of its kind in Africa and connecting major cities such as Tangier and Casablanca.

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instanceOf high-speed rail line
transport infrastructure project
brandingName Al Boraq
connectsCity Casablanca
Kenitra
Rabat
Tangier
continent Africa
country Morocco
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
endPoint Casablanca
environmentalGoal promote low-emission transport
fundingPartner France
Morocco
international financial institutions
futurePlan extension towards Agadir
extension towards Marrakech
gauge standard gauge
inauguratedBy King Mohammed VI of Morocco
inauguratedWith French President Emmanuel Macron
linked to: Emmanuel Macron
infrastructureType dedicated high-speed line between Tangier and Kenitra
upgraded conventional line between Kenitra and Casablanca
languageOfName Arabic
maximumServiceSpeed 320 km/h
namedAfter Al-Buraq
linked to: Buraq
networkStatus in operation
notableAs first high-speed rail line in Africa
openedForService 2018
operator ONCF
owner ONCF
partOf Moroccan railway network
primaryPurpose reduce travel time between Tangier and Casablanca
regionServed Atlantic corridor of Morocco
northern Morocco
safetySystem modern signaling and control systems
serviceClass first class
second class
serviceType passenger rail
startPoint Tangier
technologyOrigin France
ticketingSystem reservation-based seating
trackConfiguration double track
travelTimeTangierCasablancaAfter about 2 hours 10 minutes
travelTimeTangierCasablancaBefore about 4 hours 45 minutes
travelTimeTangierRabatAfter about 1 hour 20 minutes
typicalOperatingSpeed up to 320 km/h
usesRollingStock Alstom Euroduplex
TGV Euroduplex
linked to: TGV Duplex trainset

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Casa-Voyageurs railway station partOfNetwork Al Boraq high-speed rail
Tanger-Ville railway station railwayLine Al Boraq high-speed line
linked to: Al Boraq high-speed rail
Tanger-Ville railway station terminusFor Al Boraq high-speed services
linked to: Al Boraq high-speed rail
Tanger-Ville railway station servedBy Al Boraq high-speed trains
linked to: Al Boraq high-speed rail
ONCF operatesLine Al Boraq high-speed rail line
linked to: Al Boraq high-speed rail