Moldova - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on CFM timetable information dated from 11 December 2016, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA" refer to the European Railway Atlas Romania, Bulgaria & Moldova, Regional Series 2016, by M.G.Ball.
Obscure services
Bălţi-Slobozia avoiding line
(ERA 236C3) MD18/1
This north <=> south connection links the lines from Ungheni and Ocniţa.
47 | Chişinău - 14:51 Bălţi-Oraş - Moskva Kievskaia | ||
TThSX | 61 | Chişinău - 02:01 Bălţi-Oraş - Sankt Petersburg Vitebsk | |
TThSX | 61b | Sankt Petersburg Vitebsk - 02:02 Ocniţa - Chişinău | |
47b | Moskva Kievskaia - 18:02 Ocniţa - Chişinău |
Ungheni avoiding line
(ERA 236C2) MD17/2
This east <=> west connection links the lines from Chişinău and Ocniţa.
47 | 10:48 Chişinău - Moskva Kievskaia | ||
TThSX | 61 | 21:36 Chişinău - Sankt Peterburg | |
TThSX | 61b | Sankt Peterburg - 05:42 Bereşti - Chişinău | |
47b | Moskva Kievskaja - 21:35 Bereşti - Chişinău |
Ungheni CFM - Cristesti Jijia CFR - Socola (1520 mm gauge)
(ERA 236C2) MD17/3
The track is dual 1435/1520 mm gauge between Ungheni and Socola marshalling yard on the eastern outskirts of Iaşi. CFM introduced a daily 1520 mm gauge train between Chişinău and Socola on 30 September 2015, now reduced (as at January 2016) to an extended weekend. This is the only broad gauge train.
SSuO | 821 | 06:43 Chişinău - 08:55/09:35 Ungheni - Socola 10:56 | |
SSuO | 822 | 17:12 Socola - 18:57/19:17 Ungheni - Chişinău 21:13 |
Other Sparse services
The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) – fewer than three trains each way on at least three days a week – or do not run each weekday:
- Ocniţa - Chernivtsi (Ukraine)
- Bălţi-Slobozia - Rogojeni
- Basarabeasca - Revaca