Classic route
Al Atlas Casablanca–Marrakech
Casablanca → Marrakech · Morocco
Across the Haouz plain to the red city below the High Atlas, the classic gateway to the souks.
Stations
- 1 kmCasa Voyageurs
- 7 kmGare de Casa Oasis
- 19 kmBouskoura بوسكورة
- 42 kmBerrechid
- 73 kmSettat
- 173 kmBen Guerir
- 246 kmMarrakech
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
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1821827 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, 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 240 km from Casablanca to Marrakech.
How long does the Al Atlas take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h for the 240 km. That is an average of 80 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 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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