Syria Rail Transport Last updated on
Monday 26th April 2010
Syria's railway service is reliable and inexpensive. There are two classes of rail travel, both with comfortable seats, but only first class carriages have air-conditioning.
The main railway route connects Damascus with Aleppo, Deir ez-Zur, Hassake and Qamishle, with a secondary, coastal route from Aleppo to the port of Lattakia.
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