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Railways
1907 km standard-gauge, 1003 km electrified with 3 kV DC.
There are connections to Algeria, and consecutively Tunisia, but since the '90 the connections are closed.
The Gibraltar Tunnel is a rail tunnel link proposed between Tangier, Morocco and Spain under the Strait of Gibraltar to be in operation in 2025.
High-speed Lines
There are plans for high-speed lines: Work by ONCF could begin in 2007 from Marrakech to Tangier in the north via Marrakesh to Agadir in the south, and from Casablanca on the Atlantic to Oujda on the Algerian border. If the plans are approved, the 1,500 kilometres of track may take until 2030 to complete at a cost of around 25 billion dirhams ($3.37 billion). Casablanca to Marrakesh could be cut to 1 hour and 20 minutes from over three hours, and from the capital Rabat to Tangier to 1 hour and 30 minutes from 4 hours and 30 minutes. [1]
Towns served by railways
Existing
Proposed
Highways
Principal highways
- A1 Rabat-Tanger (223 km)
- A2 Rabat-Fes (207 km)
- A3 Casablanca-Rabat (65 km)
- A5 Casablanca bypass (33 km)
- A6 Tetuan-Ceuta (28 km)
- A7 Casablanca-Marrakesh (219 km)
- R301 coastal road connecting El Jadida to Essaouira
- Casablanca- Agadir (233 km)
- Casablanca- El Jadida (79 km)
- Rabat - Kenitra (35 km).
- Kenitra - Larache (110 km).
- Settat - Tanger (600 km)
- Larache - Tanger (73 km).
- Casablanca - Settat (57 km).
- Peripheral Casablanca (37 km).
- Casablanca - Had Soualem (23 km).
- Marrakech - Tamnsourt (15 km).
- Casablanca - Meknès (300 km).
- Settat - Marrakech(145 km).
- Had Soualem - El Jadida (63 km)
- Tétouan - Ceuta (42 km)
- Tanger - Oued Rmel (54 km)
- See the main article Moroccan expressways.
International highways
Route 1 in the Trans-African Highway network passes through Morocco, linking Cairo and Dakar. The Gibraltar Tunnel is a rail tunnel link proposed between Tangier, Morocco and Spain under the Strait of Gibraltar to be in operation in 2025. Following the model of the Channel Tunnel, this could take vehicles to link the African and European highway networks.
Pipelines
- gas 715 km (2006)
- oil 285 km (2006)
Airports
Total number of airports: 60 (2007)
Airports with paved runways:
- total: 27:
- over 3,047 m: 11
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
- 914 to 1,523 m: 1
- under 914 m: 2 (2007)
Airports with unpaved runways:
- total: 33:
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
- 914 to 1,523 m: 11
- under 914 m: 11 (2007)
All airports are operated by ONDA, a public-owned establishment created in 1989.
Major Airports
Agadir -- Al Massira Airport: (AGA) Flights to most major European cities.
Al Hoceima -- Cherif Al Idrissi Airport: (AHU) Flights to most major European cities.
Casablanca -- Mohammed V International Airport: (CMN) Arrivals and departures to worldwide destinations.
Fez -- Saïss Airport: (FEZ) Flights to Europe and Casablanca
Laayoune -- Hassan Ier Airport: (EUN) Flights to Agadir, Casablanca, Dakhla and Las Palmas.
Marrakech -- Menara International Airport: (RAK) Flights all major international airports in Western Europe
Nador -- Taouima Airport: Flights to Amsterdam, Brussels, Casablanca, Cologne and Düsseldorf.
Oujda -- Angads Airport: (OUD) Flights to Amsterdam, Casablanca, Marseille and Paris.
Ouarzazate -- Ouarzazate Airport: (OZZ) Flights to Casablanca and Paris.
Rabat -- Sale Airport: (RBA) Flights to Paris and Tripoli.
Tangier -- Ibn Batouta International Airport: (TNG) Flights to Amsterdam, Brussels, Casablanca, London, Madrid, Mararakech and Paris.
Also many inland flights between the primarily airports.
- See the main article List of airports in Morocco
National airlines
Compagny of way
Compagny maritime
Compagny of railway
Sportcar
Merchant Marine
total: 35 ships (1000 GRT or over) by type:
- cargo ship 3,
- chemical tanker 6,
- container ship 8,
- passenger/cargo ship 12,
- petroleum tanker 1,
- refrigerated cargo ship 1,
- roll-on/roll-off 4
foreign-owned: 14 (France 13, Germany 1) (2007)
See also
References
External links
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