MARRAKECH CITY | Railway Station | 25 000 m² | 120 MDH | #Realized

[Desertlife]

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[Casawi]

Great! I love this structure, it's definitely eye-catching and it looks like a medina gate. Looks quite big also from this view.

[Desertlife]

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[momo B]

Looks very nice! esperons qu'au delà de son aspect neoclassique et imposant soit dotée des meilleurs services et comodités et des dernières technologies en la matière.

[Slaoui]

Looks good yeah !

[Desertlife]

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[Casawi]

What are they waiting for... why isn't this station opened yet?

[VegaM]

Originally Posted by Casawi

What are they waiting for... why isn't this station opened yet?

But, trains to Marrakech never stopped, so theortically, the station is open, non ?

[karim aboussir]

beautiful it opens september from what I hear but I am not sure

[ShinobiNYC]

It's now the best looking station in Morocco.

[CasaMor]

Une gare digne d'une ville comme Marrakech!

[Casawi]

Originally Posted by VegaM

But, trains to Marrakech never stopped, so theortically, the station is open, non ?

Maybe we don't understand each other, but from what I know they're still using the old station

Thanks Karim for the answer, it could be. I'm sure the agenda of the King is overbooked, they're waiting for him..

[ShinobiNYC]

Originally Posted by Casawi

Maybe we don't understand each other, but from what I know they're still using the old station

Thanks Karim for the answer, it could be. I'm sure the agenda of the King is overbooked, they're waiting for him..

It will open in September which is 2 weeks from now. I hope the new Casa-Port will look good. I wish they could remodel Casa-Voyageurs cause it's been looking the same way for like 30 years now.

[CasaMor]

Sure! They will renew Casa Voyageurs but they can't do it now, they have to wait until the end of the works of Casa Port!

[VegaM]

Originally Posted by Casawi

Maybe we don't understand each other, but from what I know they're still using the old station

Thanks Karim for the answer, it could be. I'm sure the agenda of the King is overbooked, they're waiting for him..

Ah ok, so it's a new station, located near to the old one ?

I though it was just the old station that has been renovated completely

[ShinobiNYC]

Originally Posted by VegaM

Ah ok, so it's a new station, located near to the old one ?

I though it was just the old station that has been renovated completely

It's the same station that was extended, the old one was pretty small for a city like Marrakesh. Especially knowing there is a plan to have the TGV in 10 years which means a lot more traffic especially from Casablanca.

[Yazoo]

Originally Posted by ShinobiNYC

It will open in September which is 2 weeks from now. I hope the new Casa-Port will look good. I wish they could remodel Casa-Voyageurs cause it's been looking the same way for like 30 years now.

I think casa voyageurs has been looking the same for a lot longer than 30 years. However, as one of the two major stations in Casa, it's quite surprising that there have been no renovation plans communicated.

Having said that, Casablanca's TGV station is planned in the south (where the aerodrome d'anfa is) it's to be Called Gare Casa-Sud.

[Casawi]

Originally Posted by ShinobiNYC

It's the same station that was extended, the old one was pretty small for a city like Marrakesh. Especially knowing there is a plan to have the TGV in 10 years which means a lot more traffic especially from Casablanca.

That's not correct. The old station is a whole other building on the side of the rail tracks, while the new station is built at the end of the tracks.

Anyway, I think a city the size and glamour of Marrakech deserves a station like this, but seen the fact that today still only ONE TRAIN arrives at - and departs from - the city EVERY TWO HOURS it remains a lonely stop for trains. Only a combination of things will really bring more rail traffic to Marrakech, like trains running more frequently, new lines (like to agadir and further) and the (still) imaginary TGV.
So, for now this new built station is actually just made more commercial and more attractive (for tourists to look at).

[Yazoo]

Originally Posted by Casawi

That's not correct. The old station is a whole other building on the side of the rail tracks, while the new station is built at the end of the tracks.

Anyway, I think a city the size and glamour of Marrakech deserves a station like this, but seen the fact that today still only ONE TRAIN arrives at - and departs from - the city EVERY TWO HOURS it remains a lonely stop for trains. Only a combination of things will really bring more rail traffic to Marrakech, like trains running more frequently, new lines (like to agadir and further) and the (still) imaginary TGV.
So, for now this new built station is actually just made more commercial and more attractive (for tourists to look at).

I totally agree with you. I dont know why ONCF doesn't invest in a regional network to link MRK to the cities around it (ouarzazate among others)

[VegaM]

J'ai une question, est-ce que la ligne Settat-Marrakech est électrifié ou pas ? quand-est-il de Sidi Kacem - Tanger ?

Merci