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Marrakech-Agadir high-speed line: expropriations begin
On 21 October 2026 the government presented a 2030-2035 rail programme including the high-speed line to Agadir and the connection of Essaouira. A decree in September had already opened expropriations south of Marrakech: the project is moving from studies to land acquisition.
1 min read · High-speed rail, Marrakech, Land title
The essentials
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The government statement of 21 October 2026 opens a 2030-2035 rail investment cycle: extension of the high-speed line to Agadir, connection of Essaouira to the network and a new link towards Béni Mellal, continuing on from the 2024-2030 programme.[1]
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A decree published in the Official Bulletin of 7 September 2026 had already opened expropriation procedures for a Marrakech-Agadir high-speed line and on the Chichaoua-Essaouira section. The corridor south of Marrakech is thus moving on from the study stage to that of land acquisition.[1]
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The real-estate private equity firm AEDGE Partners announces, after five years of activity, around 3 billion dirhams of assets under management and ten projects in development in Morocco, including the Botanik Garden residential scheme in Marrakech.[3]
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An investigation published on 20 October 2026 revisits the Domaine Azrak in Marrakech, where seizures targeting the scheme's assets are prolonging, twenty years after its launch, the plight of buyers left without recourse: a reminder of the value of prior checks.[2]
What it changes for you
For a foreign buyer, two readings intersect. On the transport side, the opening of expropriation procedures between Marrakech, Agadir and Essaouira indicates that the southern corridor is entering an operational phase: the timescales remain long, but the route is taking shape on the ground. On the purchase-security side, the Azrak case is a reminder of the points to check before signing anything: the status of the land title, mortgage registrations, completion guarantees and escrow of funds with the notary.
Our reading
The Marrakech-Agadir-Essaouira corridor is taking shape in verifiable stages: the expropriation decree first, then the investment programme. We read it as a long-term transport factor, not as a price argument. For the purchase itself, the priority remains documentary: land title, registrations, guarantees and notarial escrow.
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