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Hejaz railway

Hejaz Railway
Damascus-Hejaz station.jpg
Hejaz Railway Station in Damascus,
the starting point of the railway.
Overview
Other name(s) Hedjaz Railway
Locale southern Syria, Jordan, northern Saudi Arabia
Termini Damascus
Medina
Operation
Opened 1908 (1908)
Closed 1920 (1920)
Operator(s)
Technical
Track length 1,320 km (820 mi)
Track gauge 1,050 mm (3 ft 5 1132 in)
Minimum radius 100 m (328 ft)
Maximum incline 1,8 (0.18 %)
The railway in 1908
Ferrocarril del hiyaz EN.PNG