Riyaq Train Station

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One of the many-abandoned train stations In Lebanon, the Riyak train station was the first railway to be built in 1891. Connecting Beirut to Damascus, the route flourished for close to a century before it had to be shut down due to the Lebanese civil war in 1976. Throughout its operational course, the Riyak train station served multiple purposes, including designing and building airplanes for the French military in conjunction with the still present nearby Riyak airbase.

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Coordinates:   33°51'29"N   36°0'22"E

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  • It was the major railway junction in Liban (railway line Damasc- Riyaq- Beirut it had narrow gauge at 1050 mm)
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