Heritage route
Hejaz Railway (heritage)
Amman → Mafraq · Jordan
Lawrence of Arabia’s Ottoman pilgrimage railway; heritage trains still run north from Amman via Zarqa, and a Hejaz steam loco fired up again in 2025 after 40 years.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1277794 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Hejaz Railway (heritage)?
The Hejaz Railway (heritage) runs 70 km from Amman to Mafraq.
How long does the Hejaz Railway (heritage) take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 30 min for the 70 km. That is an average of 28 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Hejaz Railway (heritage)?
Jordan Hejaz Railway, with vintage narrow-gauge coaches; occasional steam.
How old is the Hejaz Railway (heritage)?
The line has been in service since 1903. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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