Amman Hejaz Railway Station

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Amman railway station (Arabic: محطة قطار عمان) is a former main railway station in central Amman, Jordan, built as part of the Hejaz railway during the Ottoman Empire. The opening of the Amman station in 1904 connected the city to Damascus and later to Medina by the time Ottoman authorities finished

constructing the railway in 1908. In its early days, it helped to transform Amman from a small village into a major commercial hub in the region. Currently, the station hosts a museum dedicated to the railway, and launches tourist trips to sites within Jordan, including to the ruins of Umm el-Jimal. The terminal's area became known as Al-Mahatta, meaning 'The Station'.

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