Al Bidaoui - Wikipedia

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Al Bidaoui البيضاوي
Overview
Locale	Casablanca, Morocco
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	1 (2 planned)
Number of stations	11
Operation
Began operation	2002
Operator	ONCF
Technical
System length	32.0 km (19.9 mi)

Al Bidaoui (Arabic: البيضاوي) is a commuter rail system serving Casablanca in Morocco. It serves several train stations in Casablanca such as Casa-Voyageurs, Casa-Port and Mohammed V International Airport. ^[1]

History

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After the growth in the region of Casablanca, ONCF started constructing a railway line to go through the region and created the TNR line between Casablanca and the airport in 1993. Starting from 1 July 2002, the line has been improved and called Al Bidaoui. ^[2]

Naming

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The system was first called TNR Casablanca - Airport until 2002 when it was renamed Al Bidaoui which is an adjective in Arabic describing people and things from the region of Casablanca.

Stations

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Station	Commune	Connection
Mohammed V International Airport	Nouaceur
Bouskoura train station	Bouskoura
Ennassim train station	Casablanca
Faculté station	Casablanca	T1
Oasis railway station	Casablanca	T1
Mers Sultan station	Casablanca	T2
Casa-Voyageurs railway station	Casablanca	T1
Casa-Port railway station	Casablanca	TNR

Extensions

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There are plans to extend the line to include more station until Mohammedia to the north.

Future line R1 (planned for 2020)

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Future network map of Casablanca RER (planned for 2030)

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External links

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References

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↑ "Transport urbain". www.oncf.ma (in Amharic). Retrieved 2019-01-29.
↑ Le chemin de fer en Afrique (in French). KARTHALA Editions. 2006-04-01. ISBN 9782811139537.

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Urban rail transit in Morocco

Tram/Light rail

Operational	Casablanca Tramway Rabat–Salé tramway
Planned	Marrakech Tramway [fr] Tangier Tramway [fr]

Rapid transit

Planned	Casablanca Metro

Commuter rail

Operational	Al Bidaoui Train Navette Rapide Le Bouregreg

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