Romania - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
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Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 13 December 2009 to 11 December 2010, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
Obscure services
Arad avoiding line: Glogovăţ – Aradu Nou
[200,310] (48B2, not shown) RO10/1
A south to east curve connecting the Timişoara Nord to Arad and Arad to Simeria lines.
| A1766 | Timişoara Nord - 15:44 Arad Nou - Iaşi | ||
| A1765 | Iaşi - 06:27 Radna - Timişoara Nord |
Teiuş avoiding line: Mihalţ – Coşlariu
[200A,300] (49B2) RO10/2
An east to west curve avoiding Teiuş, used by through trains shown on Table 200A with no timing at Teiuş.
Ploieşti Sud avoiding line: Ploieşti Triaj – Ploieşti Vest
[300] (50A1) RO10/3
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.
Apahida avoiding line: Apahida halt (Ram. Cojocna) – Cojocna (Ram. Jucu)
[300,401] (49B3, not shown) RO10/4
This north to south spur avoids Apahida station.
| R742 | Satu Mare - 00:56 Dej Călători - Bucureşti Nord | ||
| R741 | Bucureşti Nord - 01:57 Teiuş - Satu Mare |
Târguşor Bihor – Cadia (via Săcueni Bihor halt)
[402,413] (48B3) RO10/5
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).
| P4074 | Jibou - 16:52 Târguşor Bihor Hm - Oradea | ||
| P4071 | Oradea - 04:42 Diosig Hm - Jibou |
Mărăşeşti avoiding line: Putna Seacă (Mărăşeşti Ram. Putna) – Gral. Eremia Grigorescu (Mărăşeşti Ram. Gral. Eremia Grigorescu)
[500,704] (50A1, not shown) RO10/6
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) RO10/7
A south to east curve linking with the Iaşi line. Through trains shown on Table 606 with no timings at Paşcani use this curve.
| A1551 | Iaşi - 05:39 Targu Frumos - Timisoara | ||
| R401 | Chinisau - 23:31 Iaşi - Bucureşti Nord | ||
| R402 | Bucureşti Nord - 01:24 Roman - Chisinau | ||
| A1553/1552 | Timisoara - 22:25 Roman - Iaşi |
Suceava avoiding line: Suceava Nord – Suceava Vest
[502] (50A2, not shown) RO10/8
A north to west curve avoiding Suceava station.
| A1765 | Iaşi - 18:02 Suceava Nord - Timisoara Nord | ||
| A1766 | Timisoara-0323 Gura Humorului Oras-Iaşi |
Cacica – Gura Humorului
[502, 513] (50A2 not correctly shown) RO10/9
This section of the Suceava - Dărmăneşti - Cacica - Păltinoasa - Gura Humorului route had closed to passenger services, but re-opened by July 2009. The following trains, which are not referred to in table 513, do appear in table 502:
| P5701 | Suceava - 05:02 Suceava Nord - Cacica - Vatra Dornei | ||
| P5703 | Suceava - 15:42 Suceava Nord - Cacica - Ilva Mică | ||
| P5704 | Ilva Mică - 09:51 Gura Humorului Hm - Cacica - Suceava | ||
| P5702 | Vatra Dornei - 17:05 Gura Humorului Hm - Cacica - Suceava |
Tecuci avoiding line: Cosmeşti – Tecuci Nord
[600,704] (50B1, not shown) RO10/10
A west to north curve avoiding Tecuci station for trains between Mărăşeşti and Bârlad with no times at Tecuci.
| 1751/A1665 | Braşov - 05:01 Mărăşeşti - Iaşi | ||
| P6313 | Mărăşeşti - 13:40 Cosmeşti Hm. – Iaşi | ||
| IC561 | 20:40 Mărăşeşti – Iaşi | ||
| IC562 | Iaşi - 07:00 Bărlad – Mărăşeşti | ||
| P6312 | Iaşi – 09:29 Frunzeasca Hm - Mărăşeşti | ||
| A1664/1752 | Iaşi - 12:30 Bărlad – Braşov |
Bucureşti north ring line: Bucureşti Triaj or Bucureşti Nord – Pantelimon (via Bucureşti Băneasa)
[800] (53A3) RO10/11
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) RO10/12
The northern Bucuresţi freight ring line.
| E | R994/1 | Mangalia - 00:05 Bucuresţi Băneasa - Timisoara Nord | |
| E | R992/3 | Timisoara Nord - 02:38 Roşiori Nord - Mangalia |
Palas – Constanţa
(via goods line) [800] (53B3 not shown) RO10/13
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.
Simeria avoiding line: Simeria Triaj - Simeria Veche h
[200,202] (49A1/2 not shown) RO10/14
A curve connecting the Craiova to Simeria and Simeria to Vintu de Jos lines.
| A1831 | Craiova – 09:25 Călan Hm – Cluj Napoca | ||
| A1832 | Cluj Napoca – 18:06 Orăştie – Craiova |
Buzău avoiding line: Boboc Hm – Buzău Sud Hm
[500,702] (50A1 not shown) RO10/15
This north to east curve connects the Suceava to Bucureşti and Buzău to Făurei line.
| E | R942 | Satu Mare - 04:55 Râmnicu Sărat - Mangalia | |
| E | R941 | Mangalia - 17:55 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 – 06:54 Ianca Haltă hc – Constanţa | |
| E | A1871 | Constanţa – 18:56 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) |
| E | Stamora Moraviţa - Vršac (Serbia) |
| F | Carei – Mateszalka (Hungary) |
| T6 | Jimbolia - Banatsko Veliko Selo (Serbia) [- Kikinda] |
| 205 | Băbeni – Alunu hm |
| 304 | Ploieşti Sud – Maneciu |
| 413 | Săcueni Bihor - Târgusor – Sârmâşag |
| 418 | Ilva Micâ – Rodna Veche |
| 422 | Carei – Tiborszállás |
| 507 | Mărăşeşti - Panciu |
| 514 | Vama – Moldovita |
| 516 | Floreni - Dornişoara (Monday to Friday only) |
| 600 | Făurei - Tecuci |
| 603 | Bârlad - Fălciu Nord |
| 605 | Roman – Buhăleşti |
| 801 | Bucureşti Obor – Oltenita |
| 804 | Medgidia – Tulcea Orăs |
| 902 | Giurgiu – Grădiştea Hm |
| 920 | Jebel – Liebling hcv |
Deletions since last edition
None.
