 Label on locomotive 52 of Hedjaz Jordan Railway, now out of service. Note "The Jordan". | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Amman |
| Reporting mark | HJR |
| Locale | western Jordan |
| Dates of operation | 1920–present |
| Predecessor | Hedjaz Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in) |
| Length | 1,320 km (820 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | http://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 the Emirate of Transjordan. When Jordan became independent 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.