Railways in
Romania
The first railway in Romania was opened in the Banat area by the
Austrian Empire in 1854. The 62.5km standard (1435mm) gauge line ran
between Oraviţa and Baziaş and was built primarily for the transport
of coal. Subsequent railway development in the country was predominantly
standard gauge, but there were also a number of narrow gauge railways,
notably the Vişeu Forest Railway which is still operating.
The present day standard gauge network consists of over 10000 route km.
There are trams in various cities and a metro in the capital, Bucureşti.
- CFR the national
network
- Regiotrans
regional passenger train operator in various parts of the country
(Site in Romanian)
- TFC
regional passenger train operator in the Cluj-Napoca area (Site
in Romanian)
- GFR
independent freight operator
- Servtrans independent freight operator
- Transferoviar
independent freight operator (Site in Romanian, link for English
version not functional when last checked)
- Unifertrans independent freight operator
- CFF Vişeu
operating narrow (760mm) gauge logging railway in a remote part of
northern Romania, which also carries passengers and provides tourist services, some of which are
steam hauled (Unofficial but helpful and informative website)
- Bucureşti (Bucharest)
- Arad trams
(Site in Romanian)
- Botoşani trams
(Site in Romanian, under construction when last checked)
- Brăila trams (No website located
at present)
- Cluj-Napoca
trams
- Craiova trams
- Galaţi trams
- Iaşi trams
(Site in Romanian)
- Oradea trams
- Ploieşti trams
(Site in Romanian)
- Sibiu trams.
Regular services were suspended in 2011 but the line remains available
for private charter and special events (Site in Romanian)
- Timişoara
trams
