After several months of shutdown or very limited operation, trains and the high-speed line (TGV) will resume service. However, travelers will have to observe draconian measures.
A terrible accident occurred on Wednesday, May 17 in the Nador region. A freight train collided head-on with a man at the level of the Selouane Commune.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) is mobilizing to put in place special procedures and barrier gestures at the level of the stations, in preparation for the resumption of its activities following the health crisis of the coronavirus.
The coronavirus has had a negative impact on Al Boraq, the Moroccan TGV, which has been at a standstill since March 23, 2020. The company is going through a lean period after a year of prosperity.
The National Railway Office plans to double the frequency of high-speed shuttle trains on the Kenitra-Rabat-Casablanca axis on June 1st. Traffic remains suspended until further notice for line trains and the high-speed train.
Despite the health crisis that Morocco is experiencing due to the coronavirus, major construction projects continue. This is the case, for example, of the high-speed line (LGV) that is to connect Casablanca - Marrakech and Agadir.
The Board of Directors of the National Railway Office (ONCF) was held on Thursday, April 23, 2020, by videoconference, in the presence of Abdelkader Amara , Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water. It emerges that the Office has been hit hard by Covid-19.
As of this Saturday, April 18, 2020, the Rabat Agdal and Salé Tabriquet stations are closed. The announcement was made by the National Railway Office (ONCF).
The National Railway Office (ONCF) does not intend to suspend the transport of goods during the confinement period. It intends to remain in harmony with the instructions of the authorities who have decided to continue the circulation of goods and products necessary for the daily life of Moroccans.
Faced with the COVID-19 epidemic, the National Railway Office (ONCF) has decided to suspend its trains from Monday, March 23 at 11:59 p.m.
The special fund to fight the Coronavirus, set up on the instructions of King Mohammed VI, receives a 100 million DH support. This donation is to the credit of the National Railway Office (ONCF).
The project of a TGV line between Marrakech-Agadir is progressing slowly, after the speech of King Mohammed VI , delivered on November 6 last. This is at least what a technical sheet from the National Railway Office (ONCF) indicates.