Morocco to buy 168 trains from France, Spain and South Korea for $2.9 bln

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles

26/02/2025 13:19

RABAT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Morocco's state-owned rail operator ONCF said on Wednesday France's Alstom ALSO.PA, Spain's Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) CAF.MC and South Korea's Hyundai Rotem 064350.KS had won tenders to supply 168 trains of different types.
The train acquisition programme is part of a Moroccan push to expand its high-speed and urban rail networks ahead of the World Cup it will co-host with Spain and Portugal in 2030.

 (Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi
Editing by Peter Graff)

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