Romania - General Information

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Country Name

Romania (România)

National Railway System

Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate (CFR). CFR Calatori is the passenger operator and CFR Marfa the freight operator.

Official Website

www.cfr.ro

Language

Romanian, but there is a substantial Hungarian speaking minority in Transylvania.

Currency

RON (Romanian New Lei). The unit is Leu (plural Lei), 1 Leu = 100 Bani (singular Ban).

UIC code

numeric: 53; alpha: RO.

Timetable

Journey Planner

www.cfr.ro/default_engleza.htm and select "Timetable Services" on the left hand side of the screen.

Downloadable Timetable

None identified for CFR. The result of enquiries made on the journey planner can be printed. mersul-trenurilor-sectii-secundare.uv.ro gives up to date information on the private operators (see Other Railways for a list of the lines covered).

Printed Timetable

Mersul Trenurilor de Călători published annually. This includes introductory material in French and English, with an explanation of the abbreviations in French. It contains details of all CFR services and those provided by private operators. However, it is often months out of date for the private operators so it is better to use the Downloadable Timetable, above.

Engineering Information

If a train listed by the journey planner is affected by engineering work, a note will be shown in the "Restrictions" column at the right hand side of the screen.

Maps

There is no published map of the railways of Romania, except that in M.G. Ball's "European Railway Atlas". A web-based map of Romania can be found at www.bueker.net/trainspotting/maps_romania.php. An an official CFR map at www.cfr.ro/CFR_new/Rom/1%20-%20Harta%20Retelei%20CFR.pdf shows some lines which are already closed to passenger traffic.

Gauge

Standard. Russian gauge (1520 mm) track crosses into Romania from Ukraine to Halmeu, Dorneşti, Sighetu Marmasţiei and Galaţi, and from Moldova to Nicolina (Iaşi) and Falciu. The broad and standard gauge tracks are separated at stations but four rail track is provided between stations. The CFR narrow (760 mm) gauge lines are all closed.

Electrification

25 kV 50 Hz.

Rule of the road

Right.

Other Railways

Company/Table Route
S.C. Regional S.R.L.
310/316 Oradea - Ciumeghiu - Holod - Vaşcău
402/413 Oradea - Săcuieni Bihor - Marghita - Sărmăşag
406a Bistriţa Nord - Bistriţa Bârgăului
417 Satu Mare - Botiz - Bixad
418/401/400/406 Rodna Veche - Ilva Mică - Năsăud - Bistriţa Nord
S.C. Transferoviar Grup S.A.
300 Oradea - Huedin - Cluj Napoca
300/405 Cluj Napoca - Razboieni - Ludus - Targu Mures
309 Oradea - Băile Felix - Cordau
310 Oradea - Ciumeghiu - Nădab - Săntana - Arad - Timişoara Nord
401/400/406 Cluj Napoca - Dej Călători - Beclean pe Somes - Sărăţel - Bistriţa Nord
504 Buzau - Berca - Nehoiaşu
703 Galaţi - Târgu Bujor - Bârlad
917 Caransebeş - Oţelu Roşu - Bouţari
S.C. Regiotrans S.R.L.
200/200A/300 Braşov - Sibiu - Alba Iulia - Arad
200/300/405 Luduş - Alba Iulia
200A/206 Cugir - Alba Iulia
203 Braşov - Zărneşti
208/300 Blaj - Copşa Mică - Sibiu
208/300/308 Odorhei - Sighişoara - Copşa Mică - Sibiu
210 Alba Iulia - Zlatna
215 Arad - Nădlac
216 Arad - Aradu Nou - Periam - Sânnicolau Mare - Vălcani
217 Timişoara Nord - Sinandrei - Periam - Lovrin - Nerau
218 Timişoara Nord - Ronaţ - Lovrin - Sânnicolau M - Cenad
300 Braşov - Ploieşti Vest - Bucureşti Nord
300 Bucureşti Nord - Floresti Prahova
307 Blaj - Târnaveni - Praid
310 Arad - Timişoara Nord
313 Nadab - Graniceri
318/310 Arad - Sântana - Ineu - Cermei
400 Braşov - Miercurea� Ciuc - Siculeni - Gheorgheni
403 Braşov - Intorsura Buzăului
400/404 Braşov - Sfântu Gheorghe - Breţcu
405|300|200a Bistriţa Nord - Sărăţel - Magherus Sieu - Luduş - Alba Iulia
500/510 Fălticeni - Dolhasca - Pascani
500/600/704 Ploieşti Vest - Focsani - Tecuci - Bârlad - Vaslui - Iaşi
512 Dorohoi - Leorda - Botoşani
517/606 Târgu Neamţ - Paşcani - Iaşi
600/605 Roman - Buhăieşti - Iaşi
607 Iaşi - Podu Iloaiei - Harlau
608 Iaşi - Leţcani - Dângeni - Dorohoi
900/909 Caracal - Alexandria
909a Alexandria - Zimnicea
910a Caracal - Corabia
916a Buziaş - Gătaia - Jamu Mare
921 Jebel - Giera
922/922a Timişoara Nord - Voiteni - Gătaia - Berzovia - Reşiţa Nord
923 Berzovia - Oravita
926 Timişoara Nord - Cruceni
928 Jimbolia - Lovrin
S.C. Servtransinvest S.A.
907/901 Roşiori Nord - Costeşti - Piteşti

Tourist lines

  • Vişeu de Sus (steam trains) www.wassertalbahn.ch
  • Moldoviţa forest railway (steam trains)
  • Brad – Criscior forest railway (steam trains)

The CFR narrow gauge lines (Târgu Mureş network and Sibiu - Cornatel - Agnita) are closed but ideas for reopening exist.

Once a year, a steam loco is taken to Abrud for two days to run a service on the 10 km section to Campeni. A similar sparse steam operation is offered in Comandau.

Metro

Bucharest

Trams

Bucharest, Arad, Botoşani, Brăila, Cluj Napoca, Craiova, Galati, Iaşi, Oradea, Ploieşti, Reşiţa, Sibiu, Timişoara.

Recent and Future Changes

Much of the network is electrified, and more electrification is in progress.

Some CFR lines on the list of those threatened with closure may be taken over by private operators; otherwise they will be closed.

The following services are no longer shown in the 2010-2011 timetable:

  • 513 [Suceava] – Darmaneşti – Păltinoasa – [Gura Humorului Oraş]
  • 514 Vama – Moldovita hcv ( closed in 2010 after flood damage)
  • 919 Cross border section from Jimbolia - Kikinda (Serbia)

Owing to the difficult political situation with Moldova, the Bucharest - Chisinau sleeper train runs only on alternate days.

The border crossing at Kardam (BDŽ) / Negru Vodă (CFR) carried passenger trains between 15 June and 9 August 2009 after some years of closure.There are no trains in the current timetable.

Special notes

None.

See also