History, more photos, book reviews, personal stories, station names, and more.

History, more photos, book reviews, personal stories, station names, and more.

The Hejaz Railway (also spelled Hedjaz) was originally built to transport pilgrims from the city of Damascus in Syria to the city of Medina in Saudi Arabia. It was completed in 1908, but was severely …

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(Halet Amm’ar to Madina Station) The names of 41 stations / stops are taken directly from the name plates except for a couple of …

The table below provides the names of the Hejaz Railway stations, and the distance of each station from Damascus. The following table lists the stations from Beruit to Damascus …


Here are photos of some of the coaches, both the exterior and the interior. Can you imagine riding this trade back in the days of Lawrence of Arabia? Many of these coaches were in use up until …


