Morocco invests $ 10.3 billion in infrastructure for the 2030 World Cup | EUROtoday

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The king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, introduced a railway enlargement plan value 96 billion in dirham (10.3 billion {dollars}) on 24 April 2025, together with the development of a excessive -speed line in Marrakech, the principle vacationer heart of the nation, by 2030,

The preparation of Morocco for host the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal He stimulated the extension of excessive -speed railway networks, interurban and concrete.

The excessive -speed line, value 53 billion dirham, will begin from Kenitra on the Atlantic coast and can head for 430 kilometers south to Marrakesh, reaching Rabat and Casablanca alongside the best way.

The line will cut back the journey between Marrakech and two hours, to 2 hours and 40 minutes, whereas the journey time between Rabat and the principle airport of Casablanca will likely be diminished to 35 minutes.

The ONCF railway operator (Office National des Chemins de Fer, the nationwide railway supervisor in Morocco) introduced In February that had signed agreements for the acquisition of 168 trains from France, Spain and South Korea for 29 billion dirhams.