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.
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. This list is incomplete. Amman Al-Jizah Az-Zarqa Al-Mafraq Al-qasr Station Um-Heran Alluban Dab’ha Al Samra
Locomotives
The following may not be a complete list.
Steam
Steam locomotives include:
Diesel
Diesel locomotives include:
Museum
There is a museum at Amman station. In 2003, it contained more than 250 exhibits, including murals depicting the development of the railway.