Classic route
Al Atlas Tangier–Fez
Tangier → Fez · Morocco
A surviving direct classic train after Al Boraq took the coastal corridor in 2018: still running Tanger Ville to Fès with no change, via the Rif foothills.
Stations
- 1 kmTanger Ville
- 42 kmAsilah
- 74 kmTlata Rissana
- 99 kmEl Ksar El Kebir
- 140 kmSouk el Arba du Gharb
- 152 kmGare De Mechraa Bel Ksiri
- 198 kmSidi Kacem
- 251 kmMeknès مكناس
- 305 kmFès-Ville
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- The 304 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 4509109 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: ONCF — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Al Atlas?
The Al Atlas runs 300 km from Tangier to Fez.
How long does the Al Atlas take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 13 min for the 300 km. That is an average of 71 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Al Atlas?
ONCF.
How old is the Al Atlas?
The line has been in service since 1927. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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