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November 16, 2018

Morocco unveils Africa's first ever LGV line

By AMIRA EL MASAITI
Associated Press

RABAT, Morocco — French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI have inaugurated Morocco's first high-speed rail line, the first ever such line in Africa.

Known as the LGV, it will connect the economic hubs of Tangier and Casablanca in 2 hours 10 minutes at a speed of up to 320 kph (199 mph) instead of almost 5 hours on a regular train.


 
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