Morocco’s rail operator ONCF aims to reduce incidents on its network by 60 percent by 2030, Safety Strategy Director Wiame Ghrabi said at the 20th World Congress on Rail Safety of the International Union of Railways (UIC) in Rabat this week.
Ghrabi said the strategy involves a major overhaul of monitoring and prevention systems, shifting from a reactive to a proactive safety model.
The plan includes rolling out a centralized, data-driven platform, improving coordination across departments, and fully integrating railway sites into the national surveillance system, according to Ecofin Agency.
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Under the roadmap, station cameras will increase to 4,400 from 2,029, while onboard video surveillance will expand to 168 trains equipped with 3,630 cameras.
The strategy also includes deploying networked drones to monitor sensitive areas, using artificial intelligence for incident analysis, creating a national hyper-vision control system, and installing a smart fiber-optic network to detect unauthorized intrusions in real time.
The initiative comes as Morocco’s rail network faces rising passenger volumes and heightened risks linked to ongoing expansion projects ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host.
In addition to existing lines, the country is developing 600 kilometers of high-speed rail between Kenitra and Marrakech under its national rail plan through 2040.
Ghrabi noted that early measures have already contributed to a 7 percent reduction in rail incidents in 2025.
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