Latakia railway station
Latakia | |||||
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 Main building | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Yemen Square, Latakia, Latakia Governorate Syria | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°30′57″N 35°47′14″E / 35.51583°N 35.78722°E | ||||
| Owner | Syrian Ministry of Transport | ||||
| Operator | Syrian Railways | ||||
| Lines | Aleppo–Latakia line; Latakia–Tartus line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island platform and 2 side platforms) | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1970s[1] | ||||
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Latakia station (Arabic: محطة قطار اللاذقية, romanized: Maḥaṭṭat Qiṭār al-Lādhiqīyah) is a railway station in Latakia, Syria and the major railway hub of the coastal area. The station is located at the Yemen Square.
History
The city of Latakia was actually a relatively late addition to the Syrian rail network. In 1975, the Aleppo–Latakia line was completed.[2] The 80-km Tartus–Latakia coastal line was officially opened in 1992.
References
- ↑ https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7388
- ↑ Sabbagh, Bilal. "Syria Unlocks a New Age of Middle Eastern Rail". vizier.report. Retrieved 2026-05-16.