Rehabilitation, modernization, and improvement of services on the Trans-Maghreb railway line.

Project Overview

<p>The implementation of this project includes the following actions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Modernization of the line in Morocco (Fes-Oujda)</li>
<li>Rehabilitation of the section between Morocco and Algeria (Transboundary section Morocco-Algeria, Oujda-Akid Abbas)</li>
<li>Creation of a new transboundary railway section between Algeria and Tunisia (connecting Annaba to Jendouba)</li>
<li>Modernization between Jendouba and Jedeida</li>
<li>Various technological interventions for the energy, control-command, and signaling subsystems.</li>
</ul>

Description

<p>This Casablanca-Algiers-Tunis railway link covers a total of 2,350 km. Significant economic benefits derived from the project study include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Reduction in travel time for the entire population, and particularly for economic operators in all sectors of activity.</li>
<li>Reduction in transport costs.</li>
<li>Reduction in road maintenance costs.</li>
<li>Reduction in road accidents.</li>
<li>Reduction in pollutant emissions.</li>
</ul>

Objectives

<p>This project, which is part of the Maghreb integration, aims at the modernization and rehabilitation of the railway between Casablanca, Algiers, and Tunis as the first stage, and the extension of this line to Libya and Mauritania as the second stage. Additionally, the improvement of this railway link should allow for smoother traffic flow, better travel conditions, and more suitable travel times. Once the project is completed, the journey from Casablanca to Tunis will take less than 25 hours instead of 48 hours.</p>

Stakeholders

Arab Maghreb Union (UMA-AMU) 9

Project Information

Sector: Transport
Sub-Sector: Railway
Status: Active
Stage: N/A

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