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Sidi Gaber Railway Station

Built in 1854 as the first Alexandria terminus of the line to Cairo, about two miles east of the city, and replaced by a modern station in the 1970s.
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The brick Sidi Gaber station building with its clock tower in 2010, with palms and clipped trees in front

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The story

What sets it apart

A brick clock tower above the station forecourt.

  • 1The clock tower
  • 2The brick front
  • 3The station forecourt

A postcard record at Qatar National Library says that Alexandria’s main station was built at Sidi Gaber in 1854. The Victorian Web says the Alexandria to Cairo railway opened in 1856, that its original Alexandria terminus was at Sidi Gaber, about two miles to the east, opened in 1854, and that it was replaced by a modern station in the 1970s.

A photograph of 2010 shows the brick station building with its clock tower. Like the neighbourhood and the qism, the station carries the name of Sheikh Jaber al-Ansari, whose mosque stands nearby.

The Raml suburbs1850–1952

Its place in time

  1. Before itSidi Gaber MosqueAbout the mid-7th century AH; the present mosque after 1955
  2. This landmarkSidi Gaber Railway Station1854
  3. After itAntoniadis Palace and Gardens1860, the gardens; given to the municipality in 1918

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Memories of the place

Every memory is taken from a published, documented source, named under it.

  1. 1854

    Alexandria’s main station was built at Sidi Gaber.

    Source: Qatar National Library: «Alexandrie. La Gare. = Alexandria. Railway Station», postcard (about 1920)

The other memories 3

  1. 1856

    The Alexandria to Cairo railway opened; its original Alexandria terminus was at Sidi Gaber, about two miles to the east.

    Source: The Victorian Web: Misr Railroad Station, Alexandria

  2. The 1970s

    The original station was replaced by a modern one.

    Source: The Victorian Web: Misr Railroad Station, Alexandria

The other memories1

  1. 2010

    A photograph shows the brick station building with its clock tower, and clipped trees and palms in its forecourt.

    Source: Wikimedia Commons: Sidi Gaber Station, Alexandria (photograph, 6 Mar 2010)

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