Classic route
Nador–Taourirt line
Nador → Taourirt · Morocco
Opened by King Mohammed VI in July 2009: a new railway from the port of Beni Ensar, under Nador in a 3 km tunnel and south across the plain to Taourirt on the Fez–Oujda main line.
Stations
- 0 kmBeni Ensar Port
- 3 kmBni Nsar (Ville) بني انصار
- 10 kmNador Ville مدينة الناظور
- 29 kmSelouane سلوان
- 52 kmHassi Berkane
- 66 kmOulad Rahou
- 90 kmMelga el Ouidane
- 118 kmTaourirt تاوريرت
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 3395930 — 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 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: ONCF — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
Questions and answers
How long is the Nador–Taourirt line?
The Nador–Taourirt line runs 117 km from Nador to Taourirt.
How long does the Nador–Taourirt line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 30 min for the 117 km. That is an average of 78 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Nador–Taourirt line?
ONCF, with Al Atlas intercity.
How old is the Nador–Taourirt line?
The line has been in service since 2009. 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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