The first high-speed, two-way train produced by Alstom for the Moroccan intra-country railway was loaded empty at the port of Tanger on June 29. It was shipped from the port of La Pallice near La Rochelle in France on the ship Ville de Bordeaux. This ship is also used to transport Airbus A380 aircraft.
Double deck train sets are based on the technologies of TGV duplex train designs, which have been in use in France since 1996. However, these trains are adapted to the local conditions of the country.
These trains will be used to provide transportation between Tanger and Casablanca in Morocco. This route is 320 km, of which 183 km are rails adapted for high speed. This road is between the cities of Tanger and Kenitra, and trains can reach speeds of 320 km/h on rails adapted for high speed. It will be able to travel from Kenitra to Casablanca at a speed of 220 km/h thanks to the developed traditional rails.
The opening of the new voting lines, which was initiated by King Mohammed VI and French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2011 and planned to be completed in December 6, was postponed to 2015 due to the incomplete infrastructure works.
Moroccan Railways (ONCF) is expected to reduce the travel time between Tanger and Casablanca from 4 hours 45 minutes to 2 hours 10 minutes with this new line.
The contract for trains between Moroccan railways and Alstom is 400 million euros. The maintenance of these trains was undertaken by the Societe Maracame de Maintenance des Remes a Grande Vitesse for the year 15 for € 175 million (ONCF% 60 — SNCF% 40).
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