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News

Syria’s Railway Sector Recovers to Pre-COVID-19 Levels

31-01-2023

The number of passengers and goods transported by the Syrian Railways Organisation, Syria’s main railway operator, increased by 127 percent and 26 percent, respectively, in 2022, compared with 2020 (data for 2021 is unavailable).

China Makes Offer for Suburban Rail Project in Syria’s Badly-Damaged Railway Sector

02-12-2020

A Chinese state-run company has made an offer to finance, build and develop a railway project that would link the Syrian capital with its suburbs through four rail lines, state media reported this week.

Manfoush Opens Businesses in Turkey, EU

15-01-2020

MuhiEddine Al-Manfoush—a profiteer from the Syrian conflict tightly connected to regime figures but not on western sanctions lists—has opened several businesses outside Syria, including in Turkey and in the European Union, according to opposition media.

Government Raises Estimate for Railway Sector Destruction

15-08-2017

The Syrian government has updated its estimate for the loss incurred by its railway network, one of the largest in the Middle East.

Railways Operator Lost SYP 1.7 Billion over Unrest

01-02-2012

The attacks on Syria’s railway network in the last few months cost the Syrian Railways Organisation, the country’s rail transporter, an estimated SYP 1.7 billion, George Muqaabari, the head of the company, said.

Rail Link with Iraq to be Completed in 2012

24-10-2011

The Syrian Railways Organisation is expecting to finish next year works on a rail track between the cities of Deir-ez-Zor and Al-Bou Kamal that will link the Iraqi and Syrian networks.

Library

Profile: Hijaz Railways Organisation

24-01-2023

In this profile, The Syria Report provides an overview of the Hijaz Railways Organisation, one of two state-owned companies running Syria’s rail network. The 1,465-kilometre Hijaz Railway was inaugurated in 1908 to transport Muslim pilgrims to the city of Medina in Saudi Arabia.

Report: Syria’s Railways

11-01-2022

This report provides an overview of Syria’s railway sector from the early 2000s until today. It sheds light on the sector prior to the Syrian uprising; the many projects that coincided with President Bashar Al-Assad’s ambition of transforming the country into the region’s transport hub; the damages to the sector caused by the decade-long conflict; and the challenges to the sector’s reconstruction.

Companies

Energy Care SRO

19-09-2022

Providing services for electric power plants and services in the field of heavy industries such as cement factories, oil industries, and water stations.

Hijaz Railways Organisation

20-03-2019

The Hijaz Railways Organisation (HRO) is one of two state-owned railway companies operating in Syria, the other being the Syrian Railways Organisation (SRO).

Syrian Railways Organisation

09-03-2011

The Syrian Railways Organisation, or 'Chemins de Fer Syriens' under its French denomination, manages Syria's standard-gauge railways track.