▁ON CF . ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁developed ▁during ▁the ▁prote ctor ate . ▁ ▁High ▁speed ▁rail ▁ ▁On ▁ ▁was ▁launched ▁the ▁first ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁line ▁linking ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁and ▁Tang ier . ▁It ▁is ▁called ▁Al - B ora q ▁( ال ب ُ ر ا ق ‎ ) ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁myth ical ▁creature ▁that ▁transport ed ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁proph ets . ▁This ▁ 3 2 3 - kil ometer - long ▁( 2 0 1 ▁mi ) ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁service ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁ON CF . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁on ▁the ▁African ▁continent , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ ▁by ▁King ▁Moh ammed ▁VI ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁following ▁over ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁planning ▁and ▁construction . ▁▁ ▁The ▁line ▁is ▁constructed ▁in ▁two ▁sections — a ▁new ▁route ▁from ▁Tang ier ▁to ▁Ken it ra ▁and ▁an ▁upgrade ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁route ▁from ▁Ken it ra ▁to ▁Cas ab lan ca . ▁The ▁ ▁Tang ier – K en it ra ▁line ▁has ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁, ▁while ▁the ▁ ▁Ken it ra – C as ab lan ca ▁line ▁was ▁r ated ▁for ▁ ▁when ▁service ▁began , ▁with ▁a ▁planned ▁upgrade ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁track age ▁from ▁Ken it ra ▁to ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁eventually ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁high - speed ▁right ▁of ▁way , ▁with ▁construction ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁ 2 0