Moldova - General Information
Country Name
Moldova (Republica Moldova)
National railway system
CFM - Caile Ferată Moldova.
Official Website
None
Language
The Constitution of 1994 states that "the national language of the Republic of Moldova is Moldovan, and its writing is based on the Latin alphabet," while the 1991 Declaration of Independence names the official language Romanian. The 1989 State Language Law speaks of a Moldo-Romanian linguistic identity. Russian is provided with the status of a "language of interethnic communication" (alongside the official language), and in practice remains widely used. Gagauz and Ukrainian have significant regional speaker populations and are granted official status together with Russian in Gagauzia and Transnistria respectively.
Currency
Moldova Leu (MDL; plural Lei), 1 Leu = 100 Bani (singular Ban). In Transnistria, a partially recognized state claimed in whole by Moldova, the Transnistrian rouble is used instead.
UIC code
numeric 23; alpha CFM.
Timetable
Journey Planner
None.
Downloadable Timetable
http://railway.md/schedule/index_ro.htm gives arrival and departure details for principal stations.
Printed Timetable
None.
Engineering Information
None.
Maps
Timetable Maps
None.
Other Maps
An excellent 1:200.000 Moldova map, produced by the Kiev map publishers, can be found in book shops in Chişinău or in larger Ukraine towns. It is very like the popular Ukraine Oblast maps.
Gauge
"Russian" gauge (1520mm)
Electrification
None.
Rule of the road
All lines are single track.
Other railways
None.
Tourist lines
None.
Metro
None.
Trams
None.
Recent and future changes
Special Notes
None.
