"T E Lawrence and the Arab Revolt 1916 - 1918" Hejaz Railway - Before Tell esh Shahab. The 7th tunnel in the Yarmuk Valley. On the horizon is the great Hauran plateau and the station of Muzerib. Close by is the French station of the same name, the terminus of the French East Jordan railway which starts from Damascus, and which was intended to link on to the Jaffa-Jerusalem line, also French. During the journey of 161 km between Haifa and Deraa we have dropped to minus 275 km at Jisr el Majamieh over the Jordan and risen again to 529 m at Deraa. This means a rise of 803 m between Jisr el Majamieh in a distance of 84 km.