Hejaz Railway Station
Hejaz Railway Station (Arabic: محطة الحجاز) is a former main railway station in central Damascus, Syria close to the Marjeh Square.
Hejaz Railway Station محطة الحجاز | |
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| Coordinates | 33.511149°N 36.294949°E |
| Line(s) | Hejaz railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Closed | 1920 |
It was part of the Hejaz Railway, and there were many railway stations of the railway.
This includes 'Hejaz railway stations' at: al-Taibe, Amman, Anese, Bosra, D'ara, Derra, Djizeh, el-Akhthar, el-Ula, Haifa, Jisra, Kadem, Khamees, Makarin, Ma'an, Marfaq, Meda'in Saleh, Muazzem, Tabuk, Wadi Kelt, Wadi Rum, Zarqaa and Zat ul Hajj.[1]
It was designed by the Spanish architect Fernando de Aranda.[2]
Night view in 2009
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References
- See commons category Hejaz_Railway
- Burns, Ross (2005), Damascus: A History, Routledge, p. 259, ISBN 9780415271059
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