When the Ottoman Empire collapsed in 1920, the Hedjaz Railway, formerly under Ottoman control, was divided into 2 railways: the Chemin de Fer de Hedjaz Syrie (CFH) and the Hedjaz Jordan Railway (HJR).

The HJR operated the line of the Hedjaz railway in the Emirate of Transjordan.

The line was later sold to the Aqaba Railway Corporation in 1979.

There is damage to the rail infrastructure between Jordan and Damascus.

In 2003, it contained more than 250 exhibits, including murals depicting the development of the railway.