Hejaz Railway Station
Introduction '''Hejaz railway station''' (, ) is a former main railway station in central Damascus, Syria, close to the Marjeh Square.The station was put into operation under the Ottoman Empire in 1907, when the first section of the line to the south of Tabuk was opened. In 1909 the trains circulated frequently between Damascus and Medina.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.Night view in 2009The passenger building, designed by the Spanish architect Fernando De Aranda, was commissioned in 1913.The building later became a historical monument and a Swiss-made locomotive was exhibited in front of it.Interior of the passenger buildingThe station's interior has a beautiful decorated ceiling. The actual platforms of the station are closed.
See also *Hejaz railway*Hedjaz Jordan Railway*Damascus–Amman train*Aleppo railway station*Chemins de Fer Syriens
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