Name of Monument:

Tripoli railway station

Location:

Tripoli, Lebanon

Responsible Institution:

Ministry of Transportation

 About The Lebanese University, Tripoli

Date of Monument:

1911

Description:

This station first opened in 1911, connecting Tripoli to the Syrian city of Homs with a single track. It later became the terminus of the famous Orient Express line, operating in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. The station was nationalized in 1920 during the French Mandate following its destruction by the Ottoman forces during World War I.

Citation of this web page:

Hady El Hajj, Jennifer Harb, Cynthia Karaki "Tripoli railway station" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;AWE;lb;56;en

Prepared by: Hady El Hajj, Jennifer Harb, Cynthia Karaki
Copyedited by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: LB 064