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===Palas – Constanţa=== | ===Palas – Constanţa=== | ||
(via goods line) [800] (53B3 not shown) | (via goods line) [800] (53B3 not shown) RO12/11 | ||
This line diverges at Palas and allows access to either the southern end of Constanţa station or directly onto the Mangalia line, the latter curve not being used by any passenger trains. Although there would appear to be no reason why any train should not use this route, in practice only some summer only through trains between Bucuresţi (or beyond) and Mangalia (and vice versa) have been observed to take it. ''R942'', the summer only Satu Mare to Mangalia train, took this route in 2009. | This line diverges at Palas and allows access to either the southern end of Constanţa station or directly onto the Mangalia line, the latter curve not being used by any passenger trains. Although there would appear to be no reason why any train should not use this route, in practice only some summer only through trains between Bucuresţi (or beyond) and Mangalia (and vice versa) have been observed to take it. ''R942'', the summer only Satu Mare to Mangalia train, took this route in 2009. | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 23 December 2011
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 12 December 2010 to 11 December 2011, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
Obscure services
Arad avoiding line: Glogovăţ – Aradu Nou
[200,310] (48B2, not shown) RO12/1
A south to east curve connecting the Timişoara Nord to Arad and Arad to Simeria lines.
| A1766 | Timişoara Nord - 15:45 Arad Nou - Iaşi | ||
| A1843 | Timişoara Nord - 22:52 Arad Nou - Sighetu Marmaţiei | ||
| A1844 | Sighetu Marmaţiei - 04:20 Radna - Timişoara Nord | ||
| A1765 | Iaşi - 06:16 Radna - Timişoara Nord |
Teiuş avoiding line: Mihalţ – Coşlariu
[200A,300] (49B2) RO12/2
An east to west curve avoiding Teiuş, used by through trains shown on Table 200A with no timing at Teiuş.
Târguşor Bihor – Cadia (via Săcueni Bihor halt)
[402,413] (48B3) RO12/3
A south facing connection off the Sărmăşag line avoiding Săcueni Bihor station. Trains timed at Săcueni Bihor Hm use this curve (the others use the north curve to the station).
| P15178 | Marghita - 14:27 Târguşor Bihor h. – Holod | ||
| P15170 | Sărmăşag – 15:57 Târguşor Bihor h - Oradea | ||
| P15179 | Holod – 06:48 Cadia h - Marghita | ||
| P15177 | Oradea – 18:08 Cadia h. – Sărmăşag |
Mărăşeşti avoiding line: Putna Seacă (Mărăşeşti Ram. Putna) – Gral. Eremia Grigorescu (Mărăşeşti Ram. Gral. Eremia Grigorescu)
[500,704] (50A1, not shown) RO12/4
A south to east curve for through trains between Bucureşti and the Tecuci line, shown on table 500 with destination Iaşi but no time at Mărăşeşti and on table 704 with destination Bucureşti but no time at Mărăşeşti.
Paşcani avoiding line: Paşcani triaj – Ruginoasa
[500,606] (50A2, not shown) RO12/5
A south to east curve linking with the Iaşi line. Through trains shown on Table 606 with no timings at Paşcani use this curve.
| 1851 | Iaşi - 05:46 Târgu Frumos - Târgu Mureş | ||
| 401 | Chişinău – 23:35 Iaşi - Bucureşti Nord | ||
| 1850 | Târgu Mureş – 21:42 Roman - Iaşi | ||
| 402 | Bucureşti Nord - 01:16 Roman - Chişinău |
Suceava avoiding line: Suceava Nord – Suceava Vest
[502] (50A2, not shown) RO12/6
A north to west curve avoiding Suceava station. No service in current timetable.
[Suceava] - Cacica – Gura Humorului
[502, 513] (50A2 not correctly shown) RO12/7
Table 513 (Suceava - Dărmăneşti - Cacica) has been re-instated after flood damage but there are no services beyond Cacica to Păltinoasa and Gura Humorului in the present timetable.
Tecuci avoiding line: Cosmeşti – Tecuci Nord
[600,704] (50B1, not shown) RO12/8
A west to north curve avoiding Tecuci station for trains between Mărăşeşti and Bârlad with no times at Tecuci.
| 1667 | Bucureşti Nord - 02:41 Mărăşeşti - Iaşi | ||
| 551/561 | Bucureşti Nord 09:39 Mărăşeşti – Iaşi | ||
| 6313 | Mărăşeşti - 13:30 Cosmeşti Hm. – Iaşi | ||
| 1861 | Constanța - 19:21 Mărăşeşti - Iaşi | ||
| 1646/563 | Târgu Mureș - 20:39 Mărăşeşti - Iaşi | ||
| 562 | Iaşi - 07:26 Tecuci Nord – Bucureşti Nord | ||
| 6312 | Iaşi – 09:40 Tecuci Nord - Mărăşeşti | ||
| 1664 | Iaşi - 17:14 Tecuci Nord – Bucureşti Nord | ||
| 564 | Iaşi – 18:55 Tecuci Nord – Bucureşti Nord |
Bucureşti north ring line: Bucureşti Triaj or Bucureşti Nord – Pantelimon (via Bucureşti Băneasa)
[800] (53A3) RO12/9
An east to west link line, around the north side of the city, which enables trains to or from the Constanţa line to reach Bucureşti Nord, or points north and west without reversal. At the west end, trains that use the curve facing north and west are shown in Table 800 with a time at Bucureşti Băneasa, while trains that use the south facing curve are shown on table 800 with a time at Bucureşti Nord.
Pantelimon – Mogoşoaia
[800,900] (53A3) RO12/10
The northern Bucuresţi freight ring line.
| E | R991 | Mangalia - (00:05) Bucuresţi Băneasa - Timisoara Nord | |
| E | R992 | Timisoara Nord - 02:32 Roşiori Nord - Mangalia |
There are no times in table 800 for these trains other than arrival and departure from Mangalia. Departure time for R991 from Bucuresţi Băneasa, (assuming it still stops there) is the 2010 time.
Palas – Constanţa
(via goods line) [800] (53B3 not shown) RO12/11
This line diverges at Palas and allows access to either the southern end of Constanţa station or directly onto the Mangalia line, the latter curve not being used by any passenger trains. Although there would appear to be no reason why any train should not use this route, in practice only some summer only through trains between Bucuresţi (or beyond) and Mangalia (and vice versa) have been observed to take it. R942, the summer only Satu Mare to Mangalia train, took this route in 2009.
Railway Map of Constanţa area:
Simeria avoiding line: Simeria Triaj - Simeria Veche h
[200,202] (49A1/2 not shown) RO11/14
A curve connecting the Craiova to Simeria and Simeria to Vintu de Jos lines.
| A1831 | Craiova – 09:34 Călan Hm – Cluj Napoca | ||
| A1823 | Bucuresţi Nord – 01:31 Călan Hm – Cluj Napoca | ||
| A1824 | Cluj Napoca – 12:30 Orăştie – Bucuresţi Nord | ||
| A1832 | Cluj Napoca – 17:58 Orăştie – Craiova |
Buzău avoiding line: Boboc Hm – Buzău Sud Hm
[500,702] (50A1 not shown) RO11/15
This north to east curve connects the Suceava to Bucureşti and Buzău to Făurei line.
| E | R942 | Satu Mare - 05:10 Râmnicu Sărat - Mangalia | |
| E | R941 | Mangalia - 17:39 Făurei – Satu Mare |
Făurei avoiding line: Gâiseanca Hc – Cireşu Hm
[700,702] (50A/B1, not shown) RO10/16
This southeast to northeast curve connects the Făurei to Galati and Făurei to Feteşti lines.
| E | A1872 | Galaţi – 08:06 Ianca Haltă hc – Constanţa | |
| E | A1871 | Constanţa – 19:18 Tăndărei – Galaţi |
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.
| B | Vicşani - Vadu Siret (Ukraine) |
| C1 | Fălciu Hm – PrutII (Moldova) |
| D | Giurgiu Nord – Ruse (Bulgaria) |
| E | Stamora Moraviţa - Vršac (Serbia) |
| F | Carei – Mateszalka (Hungary) |
| 205 | Băbeni – Alunu hm |
| 302 | Ploieşti Sud - Târgovişte |
| 304 | Ploieşti Sud – Maneciu |
| 306 | Ploieşti Sud – Poiana Slănic Hm. |
| 413 | Săcueni Bihor - Târgusor – Sârmâşag |
| 422 | Carei – Tiborszállás |
| 507 | Mărăşeşti - Panciu |
| 516 | Floreni - Dornişoara (Monday to Friday only) |
| 600 | Făurei - Tecuci |
| 603 | Bârlad - Fălciu Nord |
| 801 | Bucureşti Obor – Oltenita |
| 804 | Medgidia – Tulcea Orăs |
| 902 | Giurgiu – Grădiştea Hm |
| 919 | Jimbolia - Kikinda (Serbia) |
| 920 | Jebel – Liebling hcv |
Deletions since last edition
RO11/3 Ploieşti Sud avoiding line: Ploieşti Triaj – Ploieşti Vest
Trains between Bucureşti and the Braşov line can no longer be routed by Ploieşti Sud and must take this curve which therefore ceases to be an obscure service.
RO11/4 Apahida avoiding line: Apahida halt (Ram. Cojocna) – Cojocna (Ram. Jucu)
No passenger trains on this line in the 2010-2011 timetable and none booked over it in the 2011-2012 timetable
