What is the name of the high-speed train service in Morocco?

The high-speed train service in Morocco is called Al Boraq.

Al Boraq is operated by ONCF, Morocco’s national railway company, and connects Tangier with Casablanca. The service opened on 15 November 2018, becoming the first high-speed rail service on the African continent.

Trains use a dedicated high-speed line between Tangier and Kenitra, where they can reach 320 km/h. The full service route, including the conventional section toward Casablanca, covers roughly 323 kilometres. The trains are Alstom Euroduplex units adapted for Moroccan operation.

The name is a reference to al-Buraq, the legendary winged creature in Islamic tradition. It is also easy to confuse Al Boraq with TGV, AVE, or Haramain: those are high-speed rail services or train systems associated with France, Spain, and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Morocco’s service uses French-derived technology but has its own national brand.