Hedjaz Jordan Railway
Label on locomotive 52 of Hedjaz Jordan Railway, now out of service. Note "The Jordan".
Overview
HeadquartersAmman
Reporting markHJR
Localewestern Jordan
Dates of operation1920–present
PredecessorHedjaz Railway
Technical
Track gauge1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in)
Length1,320 km (820 mi)
Other
Websitehttp://www.jhr.gov.jo/

The Hedjaz Jordan Railway is one of the two successor railways to the famous Hedjaz Railway. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed in 1920, the Hedjaz Railway, formerly under Ottoman control, was divided into 2 railways: the Chemin de Fer de Hedjaz Syrie (CFH) and the Hedjaz Jordan Railway (HJR). The HJR operated the line of the Hedjaz railway in Jordan (at the time British Palestine). When Jordan was formed in 1946, the railway served as the state railway of Jordan, though it was not owned by the state. In 1975 the HJR built a line branch line from Ma'an to Aqaba, a port city. The line was later sold to the Aqaba Railway Corporation in 1979. The Hedjaz Jordan Railway still operates today between the Jordan/Syria border, through Amman to Irbid.

Operations

The Hedjaz Jordan Railway operates passenger trains from Amman to Damascus in Syria. The HJR also operates freight trains on its tracks.[1]

Passenger services

  • Amman to Damascus, departs 8:00am Monday and Thursday
  • Damascus to Amman, departs 8:00am Monday and Thursday

Freight services

  • Amman to Damascus, departs 8:00am daily
  • Damascus to Amman, departs 8:00am daily

Stations

List of stations.[2] This list is incomplete.

Locomotives

The following may not be a complete list.

Steam

Steam locomotives include:[1][3]

Running number Wheel arrangement Builder and works number Date built
23 2-8-2 Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns, 7433 1951
51 2-8-2 Arnold Jung, 12081 1955
61 (63) 2-6-2T Haine St Pierre, Belgium, 2147 1955
71 2-8-2 Haine St Pierre, Belgium, 2144 1955
82 4-6-2 Nippon Sharyo, 1610 1953/1959 (sources differ)

Diesel

Diesel locomotives include:[4]

Quantity Wheel arrangement Builder and type Date built
3 A1A-A1A GE U10B 1976

Museum

There is a museum at Amman station. In 2003, it contained more than 250 exhibits, including murals depicting the development of the railway.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jordan Hejaz Railway مؤسسة الخط الحجازي الأردني.:.The Stations". English.jh-railway.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. ↑ "Stations | Jordan Hejaz Railway". Jhr.gov.jo. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Steam Locomotive Information". Steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  4. ↑ Marco van Uden (2008-10-24). "Railfaneurope.net". Railfaneurope.net. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  5. ↑ "Brief about the Museum | Jordan Hejaz Railway". Jhr.gov.jo. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
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