Passenger activity at the National Office of Railways (ONCF)
confirmed its good recovery in 2021, with passenger numbers improving by 63% to 34.4 million passengers.
Passenger activity confirmed its good recovery, registering a significant growth compared to 2020.
The results at the end of December 2021 show an exponential recovery in all indicators: the number of passengers improved by 63%, moving from 21.1 million in 2020 to 34.4. One million passengers in 2021”, the office indicated in a press release published after the meeting of its board of directors held, Thursday, in Rabat, headed by the Minister of Transport and Logistics Mohamed Abdeljalil.
The same source said that the volume of activity sales increased by 92% to 1.546 billion dirhams in 2021, compared to 803 million dirhams a year ago.
Attesting to these good performances, Al Burqa is completing its third year by switching to wind-powered traction mode, for environmentally responsible mobility.
It conquered in 2021, with +100% new users by transporting 2.59 million passengers, compared to 1.3 million passengers in 2020. It generated sales of 344 million dirhams in 2021, an increase of 108% compared to 2020.
Recording a sustainable improvement in its indicators, rail transport, freight, and phosphates showed strong resilience by following the same growth trend. With more than 25.5 million tons of cargo transported during 2021, i.e. + 3.7% compared to 2020, it achieved a sales volume of 1.853 billion dirhams, i.e. + 2.7% compared to 2020.
Speaking at the opening of this session, which was devoted to approving the accounts of the institutional group and the consolidated accounts for the fiscal year 2021, the Minister indicated that the meeting of the Board of Directors is taking place in the post-Covid context that is characterized by economic recovery and the international geopolitical situation.
"But under the enlightened impulse of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Aoun, our country has adopted a proactive administration and a proactive approach," he said.
Abdul Jalil praised the efforts made by the office to provide safe, comprehensive, and sustainable transportation for citizens, which is developing at the pace of their requirements, and which necessarily requires good control over the National Railways Office, which is a major player in people’s mobility. Freight Transport and Logistics Solution Generator.
For his part, Mohamed Rabie Khali, Director General of the National Office of Railways, indicated that the year 2021 was marked by the revival of railway activity, thanks to the readjustment of the office’s strategy on the basis of accelerating digital transformation, revitalizing key activities, strengthening group synergies, and strengthening an ecosystem around the sector Railroads and industrial value chain renewal.