High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rail transport in Lebanon began in the 1890s and continued for most of the twentieth century, but has ceased as a result of the country's political difficulties. The first railway in Lebanon was built while Lebanon was part of the Ottoman Empire, with the French-established Societe des Chemins de fer Ottomans economiques de Beyrouth-Damas-Hauran being granted a concession in 1891. This railway was intended to link Beirut (now the capital of independent Lebanon) and the Damascus (now the capital of neighbouring Syria), providing Damascus with port access.

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