Syria
Country Details
See Wikipedia
National Railway System
UIC code
numeric 97; alpha SY
Maps
- Online: Railways Through Europe
- Printed: World Rail Atlas - The Middle East and Caucasus by Neil Robinson
Timetable
Information is available at the Man in Seat 61. Note: this describes the situation before the civil war started.
Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services
The details below applied before the outbreak of civil war in March 2011. Any information about any current passenger operations on the narrow gauge (1050 mm) lines in Syria would be welcomed by the compilers.
Bosra Citadel – Gasim [– Dera'a] SY1
This 34.2km branch has, in the past, had a through train from Damascus (Dimashq) during the period of the Bosra festival, which is held for a fortnight during September every other year. Report updated: September 2011
Dera'a – Tell-shihab – Zeizoun SY2
The first 25.1km of the line through the Yarmuk Gorge (which formerly extended to Haifa [IL]) are used only by charter specials. Report updated: August 2008.
SY3 and SY4
Entries deleted - services withdrawn
El Hame – Ain Fije (Fijeh) SY5
This is short (10.4 km) section of the Syrian segment of the line that formerly extended from Damascus to Beirut. On Fridays an excursion left El Hame (10 km northwest of Damascus) at 09.30 for Ain Fije (Fijeh), returning at 15.00. Reported: March 2007
Limited short excursion service resumed in Damascus from 1 May 2015, Rabwa (Raboeh), in the west of the capital, ⇔ Dumar, to the northwest on the former Beirut line (line SY5): see news report, and photo. Reported: May 2015
