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Chapter 1 of 4
Rail

Al Boraq: 200 km in service, the rest on the way

What Morocco's rail programme has put into service between Tangier and Kenitra, and what it has so far signed and budgeted beyond it, according to ONCF and the budget documents.

Drag the handle to move through time3 min read · 9 August 2026
Chapter 1 of 4
15 November 2018

The network's only high-speed section

15 November 2018ONCF opened Al Boraq on 15 November 2018: 200 km of new line between Tangier and Kenitra, run at 320 km/h. It remains the only high-speed section of the Moroccan network.
— Al Boraq trainset at Tangier or Kenitra station, dated, with photographer credit; desk file only.
Notes and sourcesONCF — Al Boraq, ligne Tanger–Kénitra
The figure ledger
200kmNew line, Tangier–KenitraONCF — Al Boraq, ligne Tanger–Kénitra · 15 November 2018
320km/hStated operating speedONCF — Al Boraq, ligne Tanger–Kénitra · 15 November 2018
130minutesJourney time, Tangier–CasablancaONCF — Al Boraq, ligne Tanger–Kénitra · 15 November 2018
22.9milliards MAD / MAD bnCost of the Tangier–Kenitra projectas costed by ONCFONCF — Al Boraq, ligne Tanger–Kénitra · 15 November 2018
430kmNew line, Kenitra–MarrakeshONCF — programme d'extension de la LGV vers Marrakech · 25 April 2024
96milliards MAD / MAD bnExtension programme, total costConventions de financement et de réalisation du prolongement Kénitra–Marrakech, avril 2024 · 25 April 2024
53milliards MAD / MAD bnInfrastructure share of the programmeConventions de financement et de réalisation du prolongement Kénitra–Marrakech, avril 2024 · 25 April 2024
2,029année / yearTarget opening, Kenitra–MarrakeshONCF — programme d'extension de la LGV vers Marrakech · 25 April 2024
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Notes and sources
1ONCF — Al Boraq, ligne Tanger–Kénitra — Office national des chemins de fer (ONCF), operator documentation, 8 August 2026 ·Primary
2Conventions de financement et de réalisation du prolongement Kénitra–Marrakech, avril 2024 — ONCF et parties signataires, signed agreements, 25 April 2024 ·Primary
3ONCF — programme d'extension de la LGV vers Marrakech — Office national des chemins de fer (ONCF), programme documentation ·Primary
4Documents budgétaires annuels — crédits d'investissement ferroviaire — Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Maroc), budget document ·Primary
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