Night train route
Al Atlas Night
Tangier → Marrakech · Morocco
Morocco’s night train, out of Tangier at 23:25, couchettes rolling south past Asilah and Casablanca to dawn at the foot of the Koutoubia in Marrakech.
How this line was checked
- The 454 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 1821827 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within 37 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 11 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 Night?
The Al Atlas Night runs 620 km from Tangier to Marrakech.
How long does the Al Atlas Night take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 9 h 36 min for the 620 km. That is an average of 65 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Al Atlas Night?
ONCF.
How old is the Al Atlas Night?
The line has been in service since 1928. 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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