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Kenitra–Tangier high-speed rail line Progress

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Does anyone know when the line is scheduled to open? Wikipedia is typically not very useful only saying the opening has been pushed back to 2018. Any information is appreciated.
 
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Railway Gazette is usually well informed, and had this article recently:
https://www.railwaygazette.com/news...year-end.html?sword_list[]=morocco&no_cache=1
Africa’s first high speed railway is now expected to open for traffic by the end of the year as commissioning trials continue. LGV Maroc comprises a 183 km high speed line between Tanger and Kénitra which is being built for operation at up to 320 km/h, as well as 137 km of upgraded conventional line from Kénitra to Casablanca where trains will run at up to 220 km/h.
Having once targeted an opening in 2015, national railway ONCF had hoped to have the new line ready this summer, but a series of delays have pushed the launch date back. Among the causes of the hold-up is an area of subsidence over a 3 km section of the alignment south of Tanger caused by geological issues; the track is understood to have moved by a few centimetres.
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The presence of geological problems doesn't inspire much confidence.
 
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From a picture on my blocked dutch trainforum i see that Tanger already has a lot of TGV to go into service.
 
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Just look at Google Images and you see the sets. There seems already be a Youtube clip with the TGV in Morocco. 6 months ago a testtrain reached 550 kilometers an hours.
 
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Groningen said:
Just look at Google Images and you see the sets. There seems already be a Youtube clip with the TGV in Morocco. 6 months ago a testtrain reached 550 kilometers an hours.
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Was that 550 km/h on the LGV in Morocco - sounds very high?
 
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My claim of 550 km an hour is only based on the below Youtube clip.

Otherwise remove this post and that of Wednesday at 15.37 (14.37 BT).

 
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Groningen said:
Today is opening Tanger - Casablanca line.
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https://www.railwaygazette.com/news...fricas-first-high-speed-line-inaugurated.html
MOROCCO: The first high speed railway in Africa was inaugurated by King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron with a ceremony in Tanger on November 15. Revenue services are expected to begin before the end of the year.
During the event the king officially named the high speed line Al Boraq, after a mythical winged creature that transported the prophets. Following the inauguration, the guests boarded a special train to Rabat.
The 186 km high speed line designed for 320 km/h operation runs from Tanger to Kénitra. This section includes 13 viaducts with a combined length of 10 km; most were constructed by Moroccan group SGTM.

The existing 137 km line from Kénitra to Rabat and Casablanca has been upgraded for 160 km/h running, with a third track added to increase capacity. The maximum speed on this section is expected to be raised to 220 km/h shortly.
Services will connect Tanger with Casablanca in 2 h 10 min, more than halving the current 4 h 45 min timing via the existing line. National operator ONCF expects to carry 6 million passengers on its high speed services during the first three years of operation.
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Public services start "before the end of the year".
Test running reached 357km/h, nothing like the reported 550km/h.
 
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