Saudi Arabia - Hejaz Railway

Name Zone Easting Northing Halat Ammar Post 37 R 215960.00 m E 3226871.00 m N B. bin Hermas Station 37 R 233625.87 m E 3195119.35 m N Al-Haradha Bridge 37 R 235412.48 m E 3188345.31 m N Al-Hazm Station 37 R 241011.16 m E 3174058.10 m N Al-Mohtatib Station 37 R 252566.95 m E 3154290.06 m N Tabuk Sattion 37 R 261029.00 m E 3142573.00 m N Al-Ethli Post 37 R 280853.00 m E 3123362.38 m N Al-Barak Station 37 R 290161.57 m E 3116552.83 m N Grain Al-Ghazal Station 37 R 299647.92 m E 3110074.91 m N Al-Mustabgha Station 37 R 309670.01 m E 3110576.51 m N Al-Akhdhar Station 37 R 290162.40 m E 3116550.94 m N Khumaisa Station 37 R 328909.81 m E 3104683.93 m N Khanzeera Station 37 R 339347.38 m E 3085677.73 m N Al-Mu’azam Station 37 R 353541.58 m E 3069081.56 m N Khashim San’a Station 37 R 364702.08 m E 3046591.21 m N Al-Thamayel Station 37 R 366113.00 m E 3044707.00 m N Addar Al-Hamra Station 37 R 381205.08 m E 3025281.91 m N Al-Muttale’ Station 37 R 388109.85 m E 3004527.37 m N Abu-Taqa Station 37 R 385204.34 m E 2986102.19 m N Al-Hijr Station 37 R 395464.00 m E 2965368.00 m N Al-Uthaib Station 37 R 392104.03 m E 2953646.28 m N Al-Ula Station 37 R 394457.00 m E 2942955.00 m N Al-Badaie’ Station 37 R 408262.91 m E 2930456.02 m N Mashhad Station 37 R 417629.41 m E 2921385.05 m N Mutran Bridge 37 R 429403.43 m E 2906675.11 m N Sahel Mutran Station 37 R 431740.02 m E 2905189.51 m N Zumurrud Station 37 R 442000.49 m E 2895160.58 m N Al-Beer Al-Jadeed Station 37 R 455675.38 m E 2878726.96 m N Attobara Station 37 R 461001.95 m E 2863083.78 m N Al-Madraj Station 37 R 469466.21 m E 2841134.48 m N Hadiya Bridge 37 R 473399.40 m E 2825965.83 m N Jadda’a Station 37 R 481379.20 m E 2806861.40 m N Abu Anna’am Station 37 R 482319.86 m E 2790390.35 m N Estable Antar Station 37 R 488364.37 m E 2775925.99 m N Al-Bwair Station 37 R 498758.29 m E 2759223.16 m N Beer Nassif Station 37 R 512909.35 m E 2748682.39 m N Bwatt Station 37 R 522071.36 m E 2731957.78 m N Al-Hafeerah Station 37 R 536591.34 m E 2719677.65 m N Makheet Station 37 R 547453.90 m E 2709429.53 m N Medina 37 R 560785.00 m E 2705418.00 m N The Hejaz Railway was built on the order of Ottoman ruler Sultan Abdulhameed II on September 1st 1909 CE. (5th of Jumada first 1318 AH). The main objective of its construction was to serve the two Holy Mosques and provide a modern means to transport Pilgrims who came from Asia, Europe and the Levant to the Holy shrines in Makkah and Madinah, in addition to strengthen ties between the then fragmented Muslim World. A number of stations are located on the railway the most prominent are: Tabuk, Madain Saleh, Medina, in addition to the presence of a number of bridges constructed over valleys and establishing wells and fortifications. The railway came to a grinding halt after the Arab revolt in 1327 AH/1914 CE. Policy during the reign of Sultan Abdulhameed II was focused on Islamic unity, and grouping all diverse ethnic minorities in the Ottoman Empire under a single state, he appointed personal Arab advisors including Ahmed Ezat Pasha from Damascus, who was one of the masterminds behind the construction of The Hejaz Railway, and a prominent Advisor in the Sultan's Court. The construction of the Railway brought many benefits to the Ottoman Empire, the most important of which was the easing of Pilgrimage by replacing old camel caravans that took more than (40) agonizing days to reach Madinah from Damascus . It became one of the meeting points for pilgrims from Anatolia, central Asia, and Russia, to be used by common public, hence increasing Islamic ties. The other benefit was to facilitate the transport of infantry and supplies between the Hejaz and Yemen especially when the British empowered Egypt and took control of the Suez Canal.