Aleppo railway station
Aleppo railway station محطة قطار حلب | |
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Chemins de Fer Syriens | |
Line(s) | Berlin–Baghdad railway |
History | |
Opened | 1912 |
Rebuilt | 2017–2021 |
Aleppo railway station (
History
The Baghdad railway station was built in 1912 by German engineers as part of the Berlin Baghdad line, thus the railway had reached Aleppo with the branch to Tripoli, by the start of World War I; and onwards to Nusaybin by October 1918.[1]
The Turks, who sided with Germany and the Central Powers, decided to recover the infrastructure south of Aleppo to Lebanon in 1917. The Baghdad Railway created opportunity and problems for both sides, being unfinished but running just south of the then defined Syrian–Turkish border.[2]
Post war, the border was redrawn, and the railway was now north of the border. From 1922 the Baghdad Railway was worked in succession by two French companies, who were liquidated in 1933 when the border was again redrawn, placing the Baghdad Railway section again in Syrian control.[1]
As a result, a new agreement was achieved between the
During the 1940s, after the independence of Syria from the French mandate, the management agreement was expired and the Syrian government itself took over the administration of the Aleppo Railway with the establishment of the new Syrian Railway Company at the end of the 1940s.[3]
In 1956, the Syrian government decided to purchase the shares of the Sham-Hama Railway Company in Syria. As a result, all railways in Syria were nationalised and operated under one administration. Later, starting from 1 January 1965, the Syrian Railway was reorganised as
Until 2011, the Aleppo railway station was connected with
See also
- Hejaz Railway Station
- Chemins de Fer Syriens
References
- ^ a b c Arjan den Boer (22 June 2019). "Three Continent TrainThe Taurus Express to Iraq and Egypt". retours.eu. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Hugh Hughes. "Middle East Railways". almashriq.hiof.no. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Baghdad Station of Aleppo
- ^ "First train trip in Aleppo sets off after 4 years stop". Syrian Arab News Agency. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Deutsche Welle: "Aleppo: First train ride in years", 13.03.2017, (Video: 1 min 27 sec)
- ^ Hybah Sleman / Hazem Sabbagh (24 February 2020). "General Establishment of Railways: Aleppo-Damascus railway to be put into service in May". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 3 February 2022.