Aqaba Railway Corporation
The Aqaba Railway Corporation (ARC) was a railway company operating in southern Jordan. The railway was formed in 1979 to transport phosphate to the port in Aqaba. It used the tracks of the Hejaz Railway partly. It was closed in 2018
A phosphate train near Ma'an | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Aqaba |
| Reporting mark | ARC |
| Locale | Jordan |
| Dates of operation | 1979–2018 |
| Predecessor | Hedjaz Jordan Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in) |
| Other | |
| Website | http://www.arc.gov.jo |
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