Hijaz Railway Station

These photos was taken during our previous trip to Madinah together with parents. It is situated a few hundred metres from Prophet Mosques can be reached either by taxi or walk.

Hijaz Railway Station was build by the Ottomans mainly used to transport the Hajj Pilgrims to Mecca and to commute the Ottomans troops during the World War 1. The railroad was link to other several station till Damascus, Syria which covers 1760 kilometers.

Constructed by Sultan 'Abd Al-Hamid Khan II and was completed in 1908 and destroyed 10 years later by a sabotage campaign launched by Lawrence of Arabia during the WW1.

Other ruins also can be seen in Tabuk, Umluj and some other places in Kingdom.