Heba Press
Mohamed Rabie Al-Khelai, director general of the National Railway Office in Rabat, revealed that Alstom won one of the tenders launched by the office for the extension of the train line to high speed from Kenitra to Marrakech, with a length of 430 kilometers.
Al-Khelai explained that Alstom presented the optimal offer in terms of cost and product quality, and the tenders also included the monitoring of the National Railway Office, since this task was won by a group made up of a Moroccan design office and French partners. , in addition to a contract for the supply of railway points, which it obtained with a French company.
Al-Khelai confirmed that Morocco, after the successful experience of high-speed trains, is currently working on an ambitious plan to develop the railway network between 2024 and 2030, in cooperation with French companies.
Speaking at the end of the signing ceremony of several agreements between Morocco and France, chaired by King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron, Al-Khelai indicated that Morocco’s experience in the train to high speed was “very satisfactory” and that the new these projects are part of the preparations for the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
Al-Khelai concluded that the railway sector constitutes one of the Kingdom’s priorities, in accordance with the strategic vision of King Mohammed VI.
