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The Service from Reșița Nord to Reșița Sud, closed since December 2012, reopened 14 December 2014. | The Service from Reșița Nord to Reșița Sud, closed since December 2012, reopened 14 December 2014. | ||
Two pairs of local services between Craiova and Vidin in Bulgaria commenced on 10 May 2014 but were replaced by just a pair of Sofia -Budapest long distance services from the December 2014 timetable change. It is believed it changes to a diesel engine at Golenti despite from there and over the bridge being electrified, and then calls at the main Vidin station to reverse. The combined road/rail bridge now named the "New Europe Bridge", was ceremonially opened to traffic on 14 June 2013. | |||
From 26 June 2013 services recommenced on 513 Gura Humorului – Dărmăneşti, 515 Dorneşti – Putna, 516 Dornişoara – Floreni and 604 Crasna – Huşi, several months after CFR decided it no longer wanted them. Feteşti - Slobozia Veche closed on 21 June 2013. | From 26 June 2013 services recommenced on 513 Gura Humorului – Dărmăneşti, 515 Dorneşti – Putna, 516 Dornişoara – Floreni and 604 Crasna – Huşi, several months after CFR decided it no longer wanted them. Feteşti - Slobozia Veche closed on 21 June 2013. |
Revision as of 15:54, 21 January 2015
Country Name
Romania (România)
National Railway System
Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate (CFR).
National Railway Operator
CFR Călători is the national train operating company.
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
Can be found at www.cfrcalatori.ro
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). A scanned copy of past timetables ( but not 2013-2014) is available at tren.transira.ro/Arhiva. You will need to download winRAR ( free trial version available) to view this file. Amendments since the timetable began are not included.
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.
Bus Information
Can be found at http://www.autogari.ro A drop down menu at the top right of the home page allows selection of several different languages, including English.
Maps
Printed Maps
- European Railway Atlas: Scandinavia and Eastern Europe by M.G. Ball (1993) (ISBN 0-7110-2072-4)
- European Railway Atlas by M.G. Ball (2008 onwards)
Web-based Maps
- Some useful maps are available on the Network Statement Annex 1 plus an official CFR map at.
- Thorsten Büker's Map of Romania.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Authority
CFR SA is the national infrastructure manager.
Network Statement
Documentul de Referinţă al Retelei - Network Statement.
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 hand.
Distances
No source of detailed distances is known.
Other Railways
Company/Table | Route |
S.C. Regional S.R.L. | |
310/316 | Oradea - Ciumeghiu - Holod - Vaşcău |
402/413 | Oradea - Săcuieni Bihor - Marghita - Sărmăşag |
406 | Bistriţa Nord - Bistriţa Bârgăului |
417 | Satu Mare - Botiz - Bixad |
418/401 | Rodna Veche - Ilva Mică - Năsăud - Salva |
S.C. Transferoviar Călători S.R.L. | |
300 | Oradea - Huedin - Cluj Napoca |
304 | Ploiesti Sud - Maneciu |
306 | Ploiesti Sud - Buda - Slanic |
300/405 | Cluj Napoca - Razboieni - Ludus - Targu Mures |
309 | Oradea - Băile Felix - Cordau |
504 | Buzau - Berca - Nehoiaşu |
703 | Galaţi - Târgu Bujor - Bârlad |
801 | Titan Sud - Oltenita |
917 | Caransebeş - Oţelu Roşu - Bouţari ( closed 31.12.2012) |
S.C. Regiotrans S.R.L. | |
203 | Braşov - Zărneşti |
205 | Băbeni - Alunu |
206 | Alba Iulia -Cugir |
207 | Simeria - Hunedoara |
210 | Alba Iulia - Zlatna |
213 | Timişoara Nord - Radna |
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 |
307 | Blaj - Târnaveni - Praid |
308 | Sighişoara - Odorhei |
310 | Arad - Timişoara Nord |
313 | Sântana - Nadab - Graniceri |
317 | Arad - Ineu - Gurahont - Brad |
318 | Ineu - Cermei |
403 | Braşov - Intorsura Buzăului |
404 | Braşov - Sfântu Gheorghe - Breţcu |
406 | Bistriţa Nord - Sărăţel - Magherus Sieu - Luduş |
510 | Fălticeni - Dolhasca |
512 | Dorohoi - Leorda - Botoşani |
517 | Târgu Neamţ - Paşcani |
605 | Roman - Buhăieşti |
607 | Iaşi - Podu Iloaiei - Harlau |
608 | Iaşi - Leţcani - Dângeni - Dorohoi |
908 | Roşiori Nord - Turnu Măgurele |
909 | Roşiori Nord - Alexandria |
909a | Alexandria - Zimnicea |
910a | Caracal - Corabia |
916a | Buziaş - Gătaia - Jamu Mare |
920 | Jebel - Leibling |
921 | Jebel - Giera |
922/922a | Timişoara Nord - Voiteni - Gătaia - Berzovia - Reşiţa Nord |
923 | Berzovia - Oraviţa |
924 | Oraviţa - Iam |
926 | Timişoara Nord - Cruceni |
927 | Cărpiniş - Ionel |
928 | Jimbolia - Lovrin |
S.C. Servtransinvest S.A. | |
507 | Mărăşeşti - Panciu |
907 | 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. The Sibiu - Cornatel - Agnita line also offers rail cycling; see the Poze Secasel website.
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
Trams
Bucharest, Arad, Botoşani, Brăila, Cluj Napoca, Craiova, Galati, Iaşi, Oradea, Ploieşti, Reşiţa, Sibiu, Timişoara.
Recent and Future Changes
The following services ended with the start of the 2014-2015 timetable 309 Oradea - Băile Felix, 205 Băbeni- Alunu. Additionally, the transfer of the Oradea - Sărmășag service to private operators led to all trains running via Sacueni Bihor and no services taking the avoiding line.
The Service from Reșița Nord to Reșița Sud, closed since December 2012, reopened 14 December 2014.
Two pairs of local services between Craiova and Vidin in Bulgaria commenced on 10 May 2014 but were replaced by just a pair of Sofia -Budapest long distance services from the December 2014 timetable change. It is believed it changes to a diesel engine at Golenti despite from there and over the bridge being electrified, and then calls at the main Vidin station to reverse. The combined road/rail bridge now named the "New Europe Bridge", was ceremonially opened to traffic on 14 June 2013.
From 26 June 2013 services recommenced on 513 Gura Humorului – Dărmăneşti, 515 Dorneşti – Putna, 516 Dornişoara – Floreni and 604 Crasna – Huşi, several months after CFR decided it no longer wanted them. Feteşti - Slobozia Veche closed on 21 June 2013.
In mid May 2013 the Târgoviște to Pietroşiţa service was closed to passenger trains.
In February 2013 it was reported that the 3km section from Baile Felix to Cordău ( at the end of the Oradea to Baile Felix line) had lost its service.
Reopening of the Oradea to Cheresig line (table 334) is expected in summer 2013, despite it already being in the CFR timetable.
The sparse service on table 215 (Arad - Arad Vest, only one through service from Arad to Nădlac each way ) may be a temporary arrangement due to only three platforms being available at Arad due to line refurbishment works.
507 Mărășești - Panciu closed 2 Jan 2012
The 2012-2013 timetable saw the following services withdrawn: 603 Bârlad - Fălciu Nord, 803 Medgidia - Negru Vodă and 902 Giurgiu – Grădiştea Hm ( closed April 2013)
In recent years the following lines have closed:- 514 Vama - Modovita, 913 Golenti - Polana Mare.
Table 917 (Caransebes to Bouţari Hm) closed at short notice from 31 December 2012. Table 513 (Suceava - Dărmăneşti - Cacica - Paltinoasa -[Gura Humorului]) has been re-instated after flood damage. Two return services were introduced between Cacica and Păltinoasa and Gura Humorului at some point in the summer of 2012, but do not appear in the 2012-2013 timetable. Table 603 (Barlad - Falciu Nord) was observed in Februray 2013 to have lost its service at an unknown date. Services were thought to have been withdrawn between Reşiţa Sud and Reşiţa Nord from 9 December 2012 as Reşiţa Sud is not shown in the CFR timetable book in either of tables 915 or 922a; however, the journey planner shows the existence of a train.
Table 801 Bucuresti - Oltenita: Private Operator TFG took over from March 2012 but only for Titan Sud to Oltenita, so the eastern section of the Bucuresti ring lost its one train pair a day from Bucuresti Obor to Titan Sud. The following lines lost their services at some point in the 2011-2012 timetable period: 302 Ploiesti Sud - Targoviste, 515 Dornesti - Putna, 516 Floreni - Dornisoara, 606 Crasna - Husi and 914 Strehaia - Motru.
The cross border line from Fălciu Hm to Prut II (Moldova) was not in the 2011-2012 timetable. This service is believed to have operated Friday and weekends only for at least part of 2011. The Simeria avoiding line lost its two train pairs from the start of the 2011-2012 timetable.
The Ploieşti Sud to Poiana Slănic service ( table 306) was extended 10km to Slănic from 21st June 2011.
Passenger services on the Apahida avoiding line ended with the start of the 2010-2011 timetable.
The Oradea to Baile Felix branch re-opened in 2010 and was then extended by 3km to Cordău, probably from 12th August 2010
Table 513 [Suceava] – Darmaneşti – Cacica has re-opened after repair of flood damage. On line 306 the final 10km from Poiana Slănic to Slănic re-opened on 21st June 2011 Vama – Moldovita hcv closed in 2010 after flood damage. The following line has reopened 316 Holod - Vaşcău The Simeria avoiding line lost its two train pairs from the start of the 2011-2012 timetable. The border crossing at Kardam (BDŽ) / Negru Vodă (CFR) carried passenger trains between 15 June and 9 August 2009 after some years of closure but there have been no trains in the timetable since then.
Special notes
None.