Romania - General Information

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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 the current timetable ( and past timetables as well) 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 However, it is often months out of date for the private operators so it is better to use the Downloadable Timetable above.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

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

Bucharest

Trams

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

Recent and Future Changes

The combined road/rail bridge between Calafat and Vidin (Bulgaria), now named "Danube Bridge 2", was ceremonially opened to traffic on 14 June 2013. A daily train between Craiova and Sofia is planned, although the date of introduction is not yet known.

In mid May 2013 the Târgoviște to Pietroşiţa service was closed to passenger trains.

In April 2013 the Medgidia to Negru Voda line (803) and Grădiştea - Giurgiu line ( 902) both 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 ) appears to be a temporary arrangement due to only three platforms being available at Arad due to line refurbishment works.

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.

See also