The National Railways Office (ONCF) expects to attract 39.5 million passengers at the end of 2022, an increase of 15% compared to 2020, according to the report on public enterprises (EEP) accompanying the 2023 draft finance law.
The performance reflects a trend of the gradual recovery of normal activity, said the report published on the website of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, recalling that 34.4 million passengers used rail transport in 2021.
In terms of freight, ONCF transported 8.8 million tons (Mt) of goods and 16.6 Mt of phosphates in 2021 and forecasts for 2022 an improvement of 3.4% for the tonnage of goods (9.1 Mt) and a decrease of 2.4% for phosphates (16.2 Mt), added the same source.
The Office’s turnover also rose by 10%, reaching over MAD 1.85 million at the end of June 2022, while the closing forecasts are expected to reach MAD 3.92 million, up by 8% compared to 2021, according to the same source.
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