The 400-kilometer-long high speed train will link Casablanca and Tangier in two hours instead of the normal five-hour and a half train ride.
Africa’s fastest train launched in Morocco, built with 2 billion USD
The King of Morocco Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday launched the first high-speed train, fastest in Africa.
The Moroccan king and Macron took the train from the northern city of Tangier to arrive in the capital Rabat, in a ride that lasted 80 minutes, compared to around four hours for a normal train ride before.
Called Al Boraq, the 400-km high-speed rail line has been built with a budget of more than 2 billion U.S. dollars.
The new train exceeded a speed of 220 miles (352 km) per hour in the tests, but it will travel at a speed of 320 km per hour during normal operation.
As a result, the journey time between Tangier and Casablanca will be reduced from five hours and a half to two hours.