Hejaz railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:category heritage railways
Ottoman Empire history
narrow gauge railways
1900s establishments in the Ottoman Empire
defunct railways in Israel
defunct railways in Jordan
defunct railways in Lebanon
defunct railways in Saudi Arabia
defunct railways in Syria
rail transport in the Middle East
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Amman
gptkb:Damascus
gptkb:Medina
gptkb:Al-'Ula
gptkb:Deraa
gptkb:Ma'an
Tabuk
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1900
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Medina
gptkbp:fundedBy Muslim donations
gptkbp:gauge narrow gauge
gptkbp:heritageStatus heritage railway
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Arab Revolt target
Ottoman infrastructure project
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hejaz railway
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Berlin–Baghdad_railway
gptkbp:length 1,320 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:mapType yes
gptkbp:notableEvent attacked by T. E. Lawrence
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Amman
gptkb:Al-'Ula
gptkb:Deraa
gptkb:Ma'an
Tabuk
gptkbp:opened 1908
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Ottoman_Ministry_of_Public_Works
gptkbp:partiallyRestoredIn gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:aircraft
facilitate pilgrimage to Mecca
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:status partially operational
gptkbp:trackGauge 1,050 mm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Haifa_East_Railway_Station
gptkb:Beersheba_Turkish_railway_station
gptkb:Jezreel_Valley_railway_(historical)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7