The Lebanese State Railway Company
In 1891 a French company obtained a concession to build a railway from Beirut to Damascus and this was soon merged with a Belgian project (CF en Syrie) for a line to Muzeirib serving the rich grain area of the Hauran. Formed in Paris, the Societè des Chemins de fer Ottomans Economiques de Beyrouth-Damas-Hauran at first planned a metre gauge adhesion line but the difficulties involved in ascending the Lebanon range behind Beirut resulted in the adoption of the Abt rack system for part of the route.
BRANCHES Beirut station and stockyards Beirut – Riyaq* Riyaq station and stockyards Riyaq – Damascus* Riyaq – Homs Beirut – Tripoli Tripoli – Abboudiyeh Beirut – Naqoura
Tel: (1) 999849
