Preliminary figures indicate ONCF carried 39 million passengers and 28 million tonnes of freight in 2016. The 2017 budget anticipates a 3.3% increase in passenger numbers and a 2.3% increase in freight volumes this year.
The investment budget allocates Dirhams 2.09bn to the Tangiers - Kenitra high-speed line, which is now 86%-complete, while Dirhams 5.06bn will be spent on the modernisation of the conventional network. Other key projects already underway include the construction of a third track on the Kenitra - Casablanca line, track-doubling on the Casablanca - Marrakech line, elimination of level crossings, construction of new stations and a network of logistics centres.
