Editing Transport in Morocco (section)

==== Proposed high speed extensions ====

Potential speed gains are large, with travel time from Casablanca to Marrakesh down from 3 hours to 1:20, and from the capital [[Rabat]] to Tangier from 4:30 to 1:30.<ref>[http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/September/middleeast_September345.xml&section=middleeast Khaleej Times Online - Morocco plans Arab world's first high-speed train] ''Khaleej Times'', 15 September 2006.</ref>

The second High-Speed Rail (HSR) which is planned to be built after Tangier-Kenitra is the HSR Marrakech-Essaouira (180&nbsp;km)<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/high-speed-line-to-essaouira-planned.html  A High speed line From Marrakech to Essaouira] "''Railway Ghazette''", 1 October 2015</ref> followed by a new HSR Rabat-Meknes (130&nbsp;km).<ref>[http://www.challenge.ma/ferroviaire-une-nouvelle-ligne-entre-rabat-et-meknes-55905/ A HSR Rabat-Meknes through Khemisset]</ref> The last high-speed lines will connect these two old empire cities to the Atlantique coast in less than one hour instead of two hours now.

In December 2024, Morocco secured $14 billion in investments to expand Morocco's high speed rail. The goal of the project is to increase the high speed rail coverage of 320km to over 1280km by 2040, this would significantly enhance the country's connectivity, reduce travel times, and contribute to a greener, more sustainable transport system. <ref>Urban Transport News. (2024). ''Morocco’s mega railway expansion secures $14 billion in funding''. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from [https://urbantransportnews.com/news/moroccos-mega-railway-expansion-secures-14-billion-in-funding](https://urbantransportnews.com/news/moroccos-mega-railway-expansion-secures-14-billion-in-funding)</ref>

high-speed rail linking Kenitra to Marrakech via Casablanca Airport is being currently constructed. Journeys to Marrakech will only take 2 hours 45 minutes by 2029, down from 7 hours. Another line connecting Marrakech to Agadir could be ready as soon as mid-2025.
<ref>Morocco World News (2024). "Morocco on Track to Shake Up Railway Network." Retrieved December 11, 2024, from [https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/12/366892/morocco-on-track-to-shake-up-railway-network](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/12/366892/morocco-on-track-to-shake-up-railway-network).</ref>