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Monday 2nd October 2023 Just the one train today, from Fès to Nador; the line to Nador and beyond to Beni Ansar port was only opened in 2009. I was aware that trains used to run through to the port but these had ceased some years ago, and the published PDF timetables only show the trains as running to Nador, a few km before Beni Ansar. My planned move was to overnight in a hotel in Nador; and there are no useful hotels in Beni Ansar anyway. However the previous day I had found that trains were now running to Beni Ansar Ville, but only shown in the journey planner - not in the timetable; so I purchased a ticket to go down to Beni Ansar next morning and return on the train from there that I was intending to catch anyway from Nador Ville.
Route: Fès 10:00 (dep 8 late) (train 101, DL DH-424) - emergency stop at 61 km 11:18 (hit animal?) - Taourirt (loco run round) 14:11/14:34 (arr 21 late, dep 16 late) - Nador Ville 16:11 (arr 13 late). Overnight: Hotel Annakhil, 800 m / 11 min walk from station.