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The Casablanca Metro was a public transport project dating from the 1970s [1] in Casablanca, Morocco. It was designed to address the need for public transport in Casablanca, which suffers from traffic congestion caused by the city's growth. [2] The project was abandoned and then reopened several times, most recently in 2013, when the city announced that it will build a 15-kilometer long metro line above ground, connecting the city's Sidi Moumen neighbourhood with the Boulevard de la Corniche near the Hassan II Mosque. [3] [4] However, on June 30, 2014, the Casablanca city council decided to abandon the metro project due to high costs; instead, the city will focus on expanding its existing tram lines. [5]

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History

Formally launched in the 1980s, the project has never been continued due to geographical reasons. A lot of alternatives were presented and accepted, like the combination of the Casablanca tramway and RER system, which is designed to offer coverage similar to the planned metro system.

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The Casablanca elevated metro line, as proposed in 2013. Metro Casablanca Ligne 1 (sans legende).PNG
The Casablanca elevated metro line, as proposed in 2013.

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References

  1. ↑ Korso, Merouane (7 July 2014). "Le métro fantôme de Casablanca disparaît de nouveau…au profit du Tramway" [The ghost metro of Casablanca disappears again... for the benefit of the tramway] (in French). Maghreb Emergent. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Baldé, Assanatou (4 July 2014). "Maroc : le métro de Casablanca tombe à l'eau..." [Morocco: The Casablanca Metro falls overboard...] (in French). Afrik.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Barrow, Keith (6 August 2014). "Casablanca scraps metro plan in favour of trams". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Un métro aérien pour Casablanca" [An elevated metro for Casablanca] (in French). Le Figaro. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Le tram, mais pas de métro aérien à Casablanca" [Tram yes, but no elevated metro in Casablanca] (in French). Le Figaro. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.


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