▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁near ▁Tang ier , ▁will ▁give ▁passengers ▁arriv ing ▁by ▁fer ry ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁lines . ▁A ▁train ▁will ▁operate ▁every ▁ 2 ▁hours ▁between ▁the ▁port ▁and ▁Tang ier ▁city . ▁A ▁fre ight - line ▁from ▁the ▁Ren ault ▁factory ▁at ▁Tang ier ▁M ED ▁is ▁already ▁oper ational ▁The ▁Mar ra ke ch ▁to ▁Ag ad ir ▁railway ▁is ▁also ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 5 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁rail ▁line ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁southern ▁S ouss - M assa ▁region . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Railway ▁links ▁to ▁adjacent ▁countries ▁ ▁Al ger ia , ▁route ▁has ▁been ▁closed ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁– ▁tracks ▁use ▁same ▁gauge ▁▁ ▁Gib ral tar ▁( UK ), ▁no ▁connection ; ▁a ▁fer ry ▁service ▁connect s ▁Gib ral tar ▁to ▁the ▁T anger - Med ▁port ▁and ▁railway ▁station ▁ ▁Spain : ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁there ▁are ▁studies ▁being ▁done ▁about ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁direct ▁link ▁with ▁Spain ▁via ▁a ▁railway ▁tunnel ▁under ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Gib ral tar . ▁This ▁tunnel ▁will ▁connect ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁rail - in frastr ucture ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁via ▁Spain . ▁In ▁Tang ier ▁the ▁tunnel ▁would ▁connect ▁to ▁the ▁currently - be ing - built ▁High ▁Speed ▁Line ▁Tang ier - Mar ra ke ch . ▁ ▁Western ▁Sah ara : ▁Via ▁the ▁proposed ▁network - extension ▁from ▁Mar ra ke