Palestine Railways

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Palestine Railways was the state-owned railway system that operated under British administration in Mandatory Palestine, providing key passenger and freight transport across the region in the early to mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway operator
state-owned railway company
administeredBy British Mandate authorities
connectedTo Egyptian State Railways
Hejaz Railway remnants
linked to: Hejaz Railway
country Mandatory Palestine
dissolved 1948
headquartersLocation Haifa
historicalPeriod early 20th century
mid 20th century
inception 1920
languageOfOperation Arabic
English
Hebrew
mainLine Haifa–Lydda–Gaza–Rafah line
Haifa–Lydda–Jerusalem line
Rafah–El Kantara line
mainPortTerminus Haifa Port
notableFacility Haifa East railway station
Lydda railway junction
operatedIn Mandatory Palestine
operatedRailGauge narrow gauge
standard gauge
operatorDuring British Mandate period
ownedBy Government of Palestine (British Mandate)
linked to: Mandatory Palestine
playedRoleIn economic development of Mandatory Palestine
military logistics during World War II
transport of citrus exports
precededBy Ottoman military railways in Palestine
primaryFunction freight transport
passenger transport
regulatingAuthority Government of Palestine Railways Department
linked to: Palestine Railways
servedCity Gaza
linked to: Gaza City

Haifa
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Lydda
Rafah
servedRegion Coastal Plain of Palestine
linked to: Jezreel Valley

Galilee
Judean Hills
linked to: Judean Mountains
successor Egyptian National Railways (for lines in Gaza area)
Israel Railways
Jordanian rail services (for some eastern connections)
supervisedBy British railway officials
usedRollingStockFrom British military railways
Egyptian State Railways
usedTractionType steam locomotives

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Palestine Railways regulatingAuthority Government of Palestine Railways Department
linked to: Palestine Railways
Haifa Port connectedTo Haifa–Beirut–Tripoli railway (historical)
linked to: Palestine Railways
Israel Railways hasPredecessor Palestine Railways
Haifa East railway station formerOperator Palestine Railways
Lydda railway junction partOf Palestine Railways network
linked to: Palestine Railways
Lydda railway junction usedBy Palestine Railways
Haifa–Lydda–Gaza–Rafah line partOf Palestine Railways network
linked to: Palestine Railways
Rafah–El Kantara line connectedWith Palestine railway network
linked to: Palestine Railways