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The Hejaz Railway Museum (
''Medina Station Museum''
''Nabataea.net'' with originally four tracks. There are several engines and pieces of rolling stock on display, some of which were transported to the museum from other places along the historic Hejaz railway line. At least one engine has been restored enough to be driveable on the museum tracks. It is, along with the old train station at
here
discussing the origin of some. Most of the information is taken from the German book ''"Die Hedschas-Bahn – Eine Deutsche Eisenbahn in der Wüste"'', by Dieter Noll/Benno Bickel/Ahmad v. Denffer, DGEG, 1995.
Picture gallery
with pictures among others of the fully restored functional engine 105 according to the plate on thi
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The Hejaz Railway Museum (Arabic
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: متحف سكة الحجاز) in Medina
Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...
is a railway museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives ( steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic ...
that was opened in 2006. It is on the grounds of the restored historic Ottoman railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
at Medina, locally called استسيون "Istasyōn" (), including a stretch of the historic track and a train shedPictures of the shed restoration among others at th''Medina Station Museum''
''Nabataea.net'' with originally four tracks. There are several engines and pieces of rolling stock on display, some of which were transported to the museum from other places along the historic Hejaz railway line. At least one engine has been restored enough to be driveable on the museum tracks. It is, along with the old train station at
Mada'in Saleh
Hegra ( grc, Ἕγρα), known to Muslims as Al-Hijr (), also known as Mada’in Salih ( ar, مَدَائِن صَالِح, madāʼin Ṣāliḥ, lit=Cities of Salih), is an archaeological site located in the area of Al-'Ula within Medina Provin ...
, one of two museums in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
dedicated to the Hejaz railway.
See also
*List of museums in Saudi Arabia
This is a list of museums in Saudi Arabia.
Museums in Saudi Arabia
* Al Bassam Heritage House
* Clock Tower Museum
* Dar Al Madinah Museum
* Darat Safeya Bizagr
* Hafouf National Museum
* Hejaz Railway Museum
* Humane Heritage Museum
* Jadeah Mu ...
References
External links
* A list of the eleven locomotives of the Hejaz railway that have survived including six at Medina is citehere
discussing the origin of some. Most of the information is taken from the German book ''"Die Hedschas-Bahn – Eine Deutsche Eisenbahn in der Wüste"'', by Dieter Noll/Benno Bickel/Ahmad v. Denffer, DGEG, 1995.
Picture gallery
with pictures among others of the fully restored functional engine 105 according to the plate on thi
2006 establishments in Saudi Arabia Railway museums in Saudi Arabia Museums established in 2006 Buildings and structures in Medina History museums in Saudi Arabia Hejaz railway Tourist attractions in Medina {{SaudiArabia-struct-stub