Hejaz railway station محطة الحجاز | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Hejaz Square, Al-Qanawat, Damascus Syria |
| Coordinates | 33°30′40″N 36°17′42″E / 33.511149°N 36.294949°E / 33.511149; 36.294949 |
| Line(s) | Hejaz railway |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Fernando De Aranda |
| History | |
| Opened | 1913; 111 years ago (1913) |
| Closed | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) |
Hejaz railway station (Arabic: محطة الحجاز, French: Gare du Hedjaz) is a former main railway station in central Damascus, Syria, close to the Marjeh Square. It was built as part of the Hejaz railway project.
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.[1] In 1909 the trains circulated frequently between Damascus and Medina.[2]
The passenger building, designed by the Spanish architect Fernando De Aranda, was commissioned in 1913.[3] The building later became a historical monument and a Swiss-made locomotive was exhibited in front of it.[4]
The station's interior has a decorated ceiling. The actual platforms of the station are closed.[4]
