Gare de Marrakech La gare de Marrakech est l'une des principales gares ferroviaires marocaines, enregistrant un trafic de plus de ...
Gare de Marrakech
La gare de Marrakech est l'une des principales gares ferroviaires marocaines, enregistrant un trafic de plus de 3 millions de voyageurs par an1.
Histoire
Construite en 1923, la gare est située en centre-ville, au croisement de l'avenue Hassan II et l'avenue Mohammed VI. Elle a été complètement rénovée en 2008.
Caractéristiques
S'étendant sur une superficie globale de 25 000 m², la gare comporte :
Un hall voyageurs au rez-de-chaussée d'une superficie de 1 250 m²
Plusieurs guichets de billetterie, d’accueil et d’information
Une esplanade s’étalant sur 5000 m²
Une galerie commerciale abritant des enseignes de renom, s’étendant sur 2 niveaux d’une superficie totale de 2 800 m²
Marrakesh railway station
Station Marrakesh 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 Fes. Station Casablanca Voyageurs offers connections to Tanger 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 Laayone. It contains several shops and fast food restaurants, including a KFC.
An Ibis Hotel is located directly adjacent to the station.
Destinations
There are 16 daily direct trains to Fes 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 Laayone. In the future, trains will reverse using a new triangular junction west of the station to continue south.
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