Repair of the railways affected by terrorism in Hama

Hama,(ST)- Maintenance workshops and technical teams in the Hama branch of the General Organization of Syrian Railways and the General Company for Railways Construction have repaired the railways damaged by terrorism and put them into service again.

Engineer Saleh Al-Salman, director of the Hama branch of railways, said in statements to SANA that most of the railways located within the Hama branch, in addition to their equipment and supplies have been sabotaged and looted by terrorists. He indicated that heavy damage and losses have been caused to the upper and lower parts of the lines and their accessories, including residential and service buildings, stations, cables for communications, and the rest of the electrical equipment and towers, along the network.

Al-Salman stated that several projects have been completed recently to repair the damaged railways and their annexes, including a 440-meter-long strategic bridge in Horbenafso.

He went on to say that the General Railways Organization is preparing a plan to repair the railway network lines, facilities and equipment to restore the station buildings that have been completely damaged, in parallel with, preparing the electrical networks necessary to ensure permanent operation of the track switches that are currently being operated manually.

Engineer Habib Suleiman, from Hama branch of railways, explained that 500 meters of network joints and rails have also been manually replaced due to the loss of most maintenance equipment and tools, which will contribute to accelerating the rotation of the economic wheel in Syria.

Head of the Lines Division, Ahmed Hallaq confirmed that the extension of the Hama Railway Branch is of great importance in the Syrian Railways network system due to its vital role in shipping goods and materials.

Amal Farhat