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Rail Transport In Romania
The first railway in the Kingdom of Romania opened in 1869 and linked Bucharest and Giurgiu. The first railway on electric current in the current Romanian territory opened in 1854, between Oravița and Socol, Baziaș in Banat, right next to the border with Serbia; however, that region was under the administration of the Austrian Empire at the time, and became part of Romania after World War I. Since then, the Romanian railway network has been significantly expanded, and is now the fourth largest in Europe by total track length, comprising . Of these, some are electrified. The route length is . Romania's railway system is inadequately-connected and one of the least durable railway systems globally.NewsroomFeatured - "Railway reform": Destroy half of the national railroad network and fire 10,000 people Romania Business Review, retrieved on 9 June 2019Archived at the wayback machine "Romania’s Government issued a memorandum regarding 'methods of increasing efficiency in the count ...
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Railway Map Of Romania
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on Railroad tie, sleepers (ties) set in track ballast, ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower friction, frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The rail transport operations, operation is carried out by a ...
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Grup Feroviar Român
Grup Feroviar Român, or simply GFR, is the largest private railway company in Romania and one of the largest in South Eastern Europe. Founded in 2001, the company owns freight operations in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro and Mozambique, and railcar production and maintenance operations in Romania, Hungary, Serbia and Ukraine. In 2010 GFR operates a park of over 13,500 railroad cars and 285 diesel and electric locomotives. In 2013, GFR bought a 51% stake in CFR Marfă, which was the freight division of Căile Ferate Române. This purchase cost €202 million. Equipment Railroad cars *tank ( for gas, Diesel fuel-oil, black oil, raw oil); *tank ( liquid chemicals, etc.); *platform ; *open (Eacs, Eaos); *specialized for coal (series F); *specialized for cereals transportation (series U); *specialized for the transport of bulk chemical fertilizers (series T); *specialized for the transport of assemblies (series Eakkmos). Electric locomotives ...
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Curtici
Curtici ( Hungarian: ''Kürtös'', German: ''Kurtitsch'') is a town located in Arad County, in western Romania. The town is situated at a distance from the county capital, Arad, in the western part of Arad County. It is the most important railway meeting point of Central Europe with the western part of Romania. Its administrative territory extends on a area, on the Sântana Plateau, a plateau characterized in the zone of the town by the sand hills formed by the old branches of the river Mureș. Curtici is a border town between Hungary and Romania, on the Romanian side. It is an especially important rail border crossing, as it is the main crossing between trains going from Hungary and Romania, especially those between Budapest and Bucharest. The town administered Dorobanți village until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. The town borders Hungary and Macea commune to the north, Zimandu Nou commune to the east, Șofronea Șofronea ( hu, Sofronya) is a co ...
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Salonta
Salonta (; hu, Nagyszalonta, italic=no, colloquially , ; ger, Grosssalontha, italic=no; tr, Salanta, italic=no) is a municipiu, city in Bihor County, in the geographical region of Crișana, north-western Romania, near the Hungarian border. Population According to the Demographics of Romania, Romanian census from 2011, the city has a population of 17,042, made up of Hungarians (58.1%), Romanians (38.83%), Romani people, Romani (2.4%), Slovaks 0.4% and others (0.5%). In terms of religion, in year 2002, 51.12% were Reformed Church in Romania, Reformed (Calvinist), 36.46% Romanian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox, 6.56% Roman Catholicism in Romania, Roman Catholic and 5.86% was split between Baptist Union of Romania, Baptists, Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic, Romanian Greek-Catholic, Pentecostalism, Pentecostals and other faiths. History The city, a part of the Kingdom of Hungary, was first documented in 1214 under the name of ''Zolonta'' and in 1332 a Papal ...
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Episcopia Bihor
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Valea Lui Mihai
Valea lui Mihai (; hu, Érmihályfalva) is a town in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. Geography It is located around 66 km north-east of Oradea, 9 km from the Hungarian border in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. History In 1312, under Charles I, it was allowed new trade privileges and then in 1459 was also allowed tax benefits privileges for its citizens. Later it was part of the Ottoman Empire, which resulted in its depopulation, but the inhabitants subsequently returned. Thereafter, it was part of the Habsburg monarchy up until the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867. Then it became part of the Kingdom of Hungary within Austria-Hungary. After the breaking-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918/1920, the town became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award it became a part of Hungary between 1940 and 1945. Since then it has been part of Romania. It was declared a town on three separate occasions: in 1844, 1930 and 1989, the last time as a result of the Roman ...
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Carei
Carei (; , ; /, yi, , ) is a city in Satu Mare County, northwestern Romania, near the border with Hungary. The city administers one village, Ianculești ( hu, Szentjánosmajor). History The first mention of the city under the name of "Karul" dates from 1320, and as "Károly" in 1325, however, the city is known to have existed since 1264, as it was the domain of the Kaplony clan and the center of the Károlyi family's personal domain that settled in the region shortly after the arrival of the Hungarians. The name of the city comes from the word "karul" (in modern Hungarian "karvaly"). The etymology of the word can be traced back to the ancient Turkish language, the word meaning sparrow. Another theory is that the city was named after the Károlyi family. King Louis I of Hungary permitted the organization of weekly market gatherings on Saturdays in Carei in 1346, as a result of the military achievements of the Károlyi family. The development of regional trade in the region ...
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Rail Transport In Hungary
Rail transport in Hungary is mainly owned by the national rail company MÁV, with a significant portion of the network owned and operated by GySEV. The railway network consists of 7,893 km, its gauge is and 3,060 km are electrified. Hungary is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC country code for Hungary is 55. Statistics * Railway lines total: ** Standard gauge: ** Broad gauge: of ** Narrow gauge: Note: The standard and broad gauge railways are operated by the State Railways and also the following narrow gauge railways: Nyíregyháza–Balsai Tisza part/Dombrád; Balatonfenyves–Somogyszentpál; Kecskemét–Kiskunmajsa/Kiskőrös and the Children's Railway in Budapest. All the other narrow gauge railways are run by State Forest companies or local non-profit organisations. See also Narrow gauge railways in Hungary. Financial performance and corporate statistics * Revenue = 372,549 million Ft (2014) * Net income = 2 ...
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CFR Marfă
CFR Marfă is the state-owned freight railway business of Romania. Formerly the freight division of Căile Ferate Române (CFR), it was separated in 1998 to become a semi-independent business. In April 2013, under pressure from the IMF to reform the state sector, the Romanian government offered to sell a 51% stake in CFR Marfă In May 2013, three bids were received; from OmniTRAX, SC Grup Feroviar Român, and a partnership between Transferoviar Grup and Donau-Finanz. The government rejected all three bids. In September 2013, the 51% stake in CFR Marfă was sold to Grup Feroviar Român for €202 million, although complete payment would be deferred until the deal is approved by competition authorities. CFR Marfă is making heavy losses. In 2013, it expects to lose €47 million; it lost €20 million in 2012 on earnings of €288.8 million. It has not posted a profit since 2007. As part of the privatisation, the Romanian government has allocated CFR Marfă 606 million lei ( ...
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