- Source: Casa-Voyageurs Railway Station
The Casa-Voyageurs Railway Station (Arabic: محطة الدار البيضاء المسافرين; French: Gare Casa-Voyageurs) is an ONCF (French: Office national des chemins de fer, "Moroccan National Railway") station in the Belvedere neighborhood 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.
History
The station was built by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Maroc (CFM) in 1923, under the French protectorate of Morocco. It had 8 platforms.
It was expanded for Al Boraq service which began November 2018. Casa-Voyageurs became the southern terminus for the high speed train.
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.
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
External links
ONCF official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Casa-Voyageurs Railway Station
- Casablanca railway station
- Al Boraq
- Casa-Port Railway Terminal
- Belvedere (Casablanca)
- Architecture of Casablanca
- Voyageur (disambiguation)
- Casablanca
- Raja CA
- Mohammed V International Airport