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.

Casa-Voyageurs

محطة الدار البيضاء المسافرين
Casa-Voyageurs with the 2018 expansion on the left and the 1923 building on the right
General information
LocationCasablanca
Morocco
Coordinates33°35′22.4″N 7°35′27″W / 33.589556°N 7.59083°W / 33.589556; -7.59083
Owned byKingdom of Morocco
Operated byONCF
Platforms8
ConnectionsCasablanca Tramway Line T1
History
Opened1923
Services
Preceding station Following station
Rabat Al-Boraq Terminus
Mers Sultan Al Bidaoui Casa-Port Terminal
Terminus

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

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The station was built by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Maroc [fr] (CFM) in 1923, under the French protectorate of Morocco. It had 8 platforms.

 
View of the station after the completion of the expansion in 2018

It was expanded for Al Boraq service which began November 2018. Casa-Voyageurs became the southern terminus for the high speed train.[1]

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

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From Casa Voyageurs direct services are available to and from:

Local transport

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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

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  1. ^ "Projet LGV Tanger-Casablanca : Une concrétisation de la politique des grands chantiers" [Tangier-Casablanca LGV Project: policy implementation on major projects]. www.entreprendre.ma (in French). Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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