Hedjaz-Syrian Railway

Opened 1900, the network was originally the northern end of the Damascus--Medina pilgrim railway. The line was taken over by the state in 1945 as the Hedjaz State Railway Administration. In 1960 the 1 050 mm gauge line between Damascus and Serghaya (Lebanese frontier) was separated from the Syrian Railways ...

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