Casablanca
Sbata to Lissasfa via an interchange with Line 1 at
King Mohammed VI of Morocco (left) and French prime minister Mr Jean-Marc Ayrault (right) attended the inauguration of Casablanca’s first metro line on December 12 2012.
southeast from Boulevard de la Corniche close to the seafront where it will intersect with future tram Line 3, along Mohammed VI Boulevard, and then via Sbata northeast along Driss El Harti Boulevard. The line is projected to serve 400,000 passengers per day from a potential catchment of 2 million people. Casa Transport says it hopes to launch tenders for the preparatory works by the end of the first quarter of 2013 in order to complete the line by 2017, which is integral for the project because it coincides with the conclusion of the contract with Casa Tram. As for the additional tram lines and
RER system, Casa Transport says that it plans to launch a new tender in 2016 for operation and maintenance of the entire network of rail lines and bus routes outlined in the 2007 plan. These
include: the 19km Line 2 which runs east - west from Sidi Bernoussi to Hospital
where it intersects with Line 1 Line 3 which runs 14km along Boulevard de la Corniche via an interchange with the metro and southeast via interchanges with lines 1 and 2 to its terminus at Sidi Outhman
which is also on the metro line Line 4 which goes 15km west from
Technopark, and a 63km RER line using existing Moroccan National Railways (ONCF) infrastructure and a new alignment through the city centre where an underground section will be built. The line then rejoins existing ONCF lines, terminating at Mohammed V International airport. Casa Transport says it is too early to project the quantity of rolling stock that the new lines will need until various consultants and industry partners, including ONCF for the RER line, complete detailed studies which will advance the 2007 plan.
By continuing to back
the results of this plan, the government has placed rail at the forefront of its vision to transform mobility - and quality of life - in Casablanca over the next 17 years. Regulations restricting the flow of heavy goods traffic through the city centre during designated times of the day will boost the new network which will offer high-capacity and frequent connections to outlying areas of the city. Congestion, which has been such a problem as Casablanca has expanded, is now set to ease its grip on its choked streets paving the way for further economic growth and development. IRJ
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