Syrian Railways

Syrian Railways Corporation (Arabic: مؤسسة الخطوط الحديدية السورية, romanized: Muʾassasah al-Khuṭūṭ al-Ḥadīdīyah al-Sūrīyah,^[2] French: Chemins de fer syriens, CFS) is a government-owned national railway operator for the state of Syria, subordinate to the Ministry of Transport.^[3] Syrian Railways is the owner of Syria's railway network.

Syrian Railways Corporation (CFS)

Industry	Rail infrastructure management
Founded	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Headquarters	Aleppo , Syria
Area served	Syria
Key people	Osama Haddad (Chairman)[1]
Services	Rail signalling, maintenance, etc.
Owner	Ministry of Transport
Website	www.cfssyria.sy

It was established in 1956 and is headquartered in Aleppo.^[4] For operational purposes the company is divided into three regions: Central, Eastern and Northern.

History

Logo of this company until 2025.

It was established in 1956. Previously, it was called Arabic: المؤسسة العامة للخطوط الحديدية السورية, romanized: al-Muʾassasah al-ʿĀmmah lil-Khuṭūṭ al-Ḥadīdīyah al-Sūrīyah, which translates into English as the General Establishment of Syrian Railways. At the end of 2004 CFS employed around 12,400 staff.

See also

• Rail transport in Syria
• List of town tramway systems in Asia
• List of countries by rail transport network size
• Arab Mashreq International Railway
• Hejaz railway
• Hedjaz Jordan Railway
• Damascus–Amman train
• Aleppo railway station
• Transport in Syria
• Rail transport in Lebanon
• OTIF