HEJAZ RAILWAY MUSEUM

Hejaz Railway Museum is an excellent tourist attraction which is the restoration of the old Ottoman railway station. Opened in 2006, this museum has a grandiose platform that will teleport you to the Ottoman empire times. Admire the intricate Hejaz railways line and learn how the massive transportation system was administered from the office which ran at the platform. Tourists can find age-old train engines and other abandoned railways lines.

Built on the significant Ottoman Railway Station’s grounds with a segment of the original track, the Hejaz Railway Museum is one of the most educative places to visit in Medina. It is not a museum about train cars or railroads but is dedicated to the Islamic life that thrived along the railway. You must visit the exhibition on the Prophet’s life and take in facts about the artifacts and relics from Medina.

It will feel awe-inspiring to know about how people lived prior to and post Islam besides it will also put the Islamic history and culture into perspective. The museum is sectioned into four halls displaying Medina history from prehistoric to the present time. Step out to look at the car, engine, and original tracks of the narrow gauge railway.

Highlights

• Hejaz Railway museum is a definite addition to your travel itinerary and is an excellent attraction famous for rendering classic vintage vibes.
• Discover the abandoned locomotives, age old railway lines, offices and marvellous engineering at this museum.
• Get teleported into an exquisite archaic ambiance and admire the enormous collections of freight cars, manuscripts, photographs, rusted engines and train cabins.
• Understand the art behind administration of massive railway lines by witnessing platforms, offices etc.
• Click pictures with a myriad of deserted train cabins and take home a bag full of memories.