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Marrakesh Railway Station

Railway station in Marrakesh, Morocco

Field	Value
name	Marrakesh Railway Station
native_name	محطة قطار مراكش
native_name_lang	ar
image	Stazione di Marrakech.jpg
address	Marrakesh
country	Morocco
coordinates
tracks	6
opened	1923
rebuilt	2008
owned	ONCF
passengers	3 million
pass_year	2007

The Marrakesh Railway Station () is a railway station in Marrakesh, Morocco; it is currently the southern end-point of the Moroccan railway system. The current station was opened on August 10, 2008.

From Marrakesh there is a direct rail link to Casablanca and Fez. Station Casablanca Voyageurs offers connections to Tangier or Oujda.

Station building

The old station, built in 1923 during French protectorate time, was located along Hasan II Avenue and served as a terminus of the rail system. It was within walking distance of the new city-centre (French Quarter) district and Royal Theatre.

In 2008 a newly constructed station was opened adjacent to the old building and tracks were extended. The new station, located 100 meters closer to the city-centre district (and directly opposite the Royal Theatre), is larger and was built to serve the planned extension of the rail network towards Agadir and Laayoune. It contains several shops and fast food restaurants.

An Ibis Hotel is located directly adjacent to the station.

Destinations

The interior of the Marrakesh Railway Station

There are 16 daily direct trains to Fez via Casablanca Voyageurs station and another two direct connections to Tangier.

Transfers to the main east–west link to Oujda (for Algeria) via Casablanca Voyageurs are possible, as well as the airport shuttle to Mohammed V International Airport. Besides the two direct trains, Tangier can also be reached with a transfer in Casablanca.

The new station was built to facilitate planned high-speed trains and the network will be expanded towards Agadir and Laayoune. In the future, trains will reverse using a new triangular junction west of the station to continue south.

Use in popular culture

Crosby, Stills & Nash referenced the railway in "Marrakesh Express" on their debut album.

References

"Gare de Marrakech Marrakech - Guide et photos".

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