Oasis railway station

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Oasis
Casa-Oasis
Train-Oncf-Casaoasis.jpg
General information
LocationRoute de l'Oasis, 20410 Casablanca-Oasis
Morocco
Coordinates 33°33′16″N7°37′53″W / 33.554527°N 7.631508°W / 33.554527; -7.631508
Owned by Kingdom of Morocco
Operated by ONCF
Platforms2
Connections Casablanca Tramway Line T1
History
Opened1912
Rebuilt4 January 2005 (2005-01-04)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Logo-oncf.png Following station
Faculté Al Bidaoui Mers Sultan

Oasis or Casa-Oasis is a railway station in Casablanca in Morocco

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History

The newly renovated station was officially opened on 4 January 2005 after major modernisation work by the ONCF, with a total MAD 13 m investment. [1] The renovations were made to relieve congestion at Casa-Port and Casa-Voyageurs stations. All southern inter-city train services to and from Casa-Voyageurs now call at Casa-Oasis.

Services

Al Bidaoui
TNR  Casablanca – Settat
TNR  Casablanca – El Jadida
Main line trains

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References

  1. "Actualité Maroc : Mise à niveau du réseau ONCF : Inauguration de la gare de l'Oasis" [Morocco News: ONCF network: Inauguration of Oasis railway station]. Casafree News (in French). 4 January 2005. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.