Le Figaro praises the many advantages of traveling by train in Morocco
Hibapress
The French daily newspaper “Le Figaro” praised, on Saturday, the multiple advantages of traveling by train in Morocco, through a Tangier-Marrakech route “tested and approved by the editorial staff.”
“With the commissioning in 2018 of the very first African TGV, Moroccan rail transport has gained in comfort and speed,” writes the French newspaper in an article under the title: “From the Mediterranean to the gates of the desert: why the train is an excellent way to cross Morocco.”
In this article, Le Figaro, which highlights “the ambitious railway development plan of the National Railways Office (ONCF)”, takes its readers on a journey on the Kingdom’s railway network which, according to the newspaper, is promised great prospects, particularly thanks to the 2030 World Cup (Morocco-Spain-Portugal) “with two key objectives: extending the LGV to Marrakech and Agadir and connecting 43 cities compared to only 23 today by means of conventional trains”.
The itinerary chosen by Le Figaro for this initiatory journey extends from Tangier where one “explores the soul of a city forever artistic, through inspired places”, to Marrakech, passing through Rabat “a delight when the old ramparts, the Mohammed VI tower (250 m high!) and the grand theatre (designed by Zaha Hadid) with futuristic lines are revealed”, Casablanca which is experiencing “a fabulous architectural adventure”, then the ochre city whose station “acclaimed for its architecture” has also been resized to accommodate the explosion in rail traffic.
The French daily also echoes a call for tenders launched in 2023 by the ONCF for the acquisition of 168 multiple units (delivery scheduled between 2027 and 2030) intended in particular to replace the rolling stock at the end of its life on the Casablanca-Marrakech line, “which will allow an improvement in comfort on conventional trains with new services: electrical outlets, WiFi, adapted storage, equipment for people with reduced mobility, etc.”
In its “train journey of the month” section, “Le Figaro” introduces its readers to this means of transport in slow mode, from the small picturesque line to the large high-speed rail networks across several countries.
