Hedjaz Jordan Railway

Hedjaz Jordan Railway
Label on locomotive 52 of Hedjaz Jordan Railway, now out of service. Note "The Jordan".
Overview
HeadquartersAmman
Reporting markHJR
Localewestern Jordan
Dates of operation1920–present
PredecessorHedjaz Railway
Technical
Track gauge1,050 mm (3 ft 5+1132 in)
Length1,320 km (820 mi)
Other
Websitehttp://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.