بتير: Train ticket, Battir-Jerusalem, before 1948 تذكرة قطار، بتير-القدس، قبل عام

A specimen of a 2nd class train ticket, sold on leg Battir-Jerusalem, that had been applicable during the Ottoman rule since the establishment of Palestine Railways in 1892. It is noteworthy that there were three categories of tickets on fare basis: first class, second class and third class. The train used to stop at Battir Railway Station from 1892 till 1948 in accordance with a regular schedule for passengers embarkation and disembarkation, and for cargo loading and unloading, including the agricultural products; such as, fruits and vegetables from Battir and adjacent villages.