Casa-Voyageurs railway station
Casa-Voyageurs railway station
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Casa-Voyageurs محطة الدار البيضاء المسافرين | |
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 A train at the platform | |
| Location | Casablanca Morocco |
| Coordinates | 33°35′22.4″N 7°35′27″W / 33.589556°N 7.59083°W / 33.589556; -7.59083Coordinates: 33°35′22.4″N 7°35′27″W / 33.589556°N 7.59083°W / 33.589556; -7.59083 |
| Owned by | Kingdom of Morocco |
| Operated by | ONCF |
| Platforms | 8 |
| Connections | Casablanca Tramway Line T1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1923 |
Casa-Voyageurs railway station (Arabic: محطة الدار البيضاء المسافرين) is an ONCF (French: Office national des chemins de fer, "Moroccan National Railway") station in the centre of Casablanca.
The station is served by suburban and long-distance trains. It is Casablanca's principal station, the other is Casa-Port. It is an important hub connecting several main lines of the Moroccan railway network.
The other station in the city is Casa-Port, but that is not on the main North-South line and offers only local connections to nearby destinations and the Mohammed V International Airport.
Contents
1 Layout
2 Destinations
3 Local transport
4 References
5 External links
Layout[edit]
The station was built by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Maroc (CFM) in 1923,
under the French protectorate of Morocco. It has 8 platforms.
It is the largest railway hub in the country, serving direct trains within Morocco (Aïn Sebaâ, Fes, Khouribga, Marrakech, Rabat, Tangier) and Casablanca's Mohammed V International Airport.
When the Tangier—Kenitra LGV line opens in 2018, Casa-Voyageurs will become the terminus for the TGV service to Tangier with a journey time estimated at 2 hours, 10 minutes.[1]
Destinations[edit]
From Casa Voyageurs direct services are available to and from:
Marrakech in Southern direction- North via Rabat towards Tangier
- East via Rabat, Meknes, Fes, Taourirt to Oujda or Nador
- shuttles to Mohammed V International Airport
- local trains, including at Casa-Port
Local transport[edit]
The station connects with Casablanca Tramway Line T1, the tram stop is in front of the station. It is served by M'dina Buses and by taxis.
References[edit]
^ "Projet LGV Tanger-Casablanca : Une concrétisation de la politique des grands chantiers" [Tangier-Casablanca LGV Project: policy implementation on major projects]. www.entreprendre.ma (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
External links[edit]
- ONCF official website
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- Railway stations in Morocco
- Buildings and structures in Casablanca
- Transport in Casablanca
- African railway station stubs
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