Casa-Voyageurs railway station
Casa-Voyageurs محطة الدار البيضاء المسافرين | |
|---|---|
 A train at the platform | |
| Location |
Casablanca Morocco |
| Coordinates | 33°35′22.4″N 7°35′27″W / 33.589556°N 7.59083°WCoordinates: 33°35′22.4″N 7°35′27″W / 33.589556°N 7.59083°W |
| 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.
Layout
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 2015, Casa-Voyageurs will become the terminus for the TGV service to Tangier with a journey time estimated at 2 hours, 10 minutes.[1]
Destinations
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
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
- ↑ "Projet LGV Tanger-Casablanca : Une concrétisation de la politique des grands chantiers" [Tangier-Casablanca LGV Project: policy implementation on major projects]. http://www.entreprendre.ma (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2014. External link in
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