Arad Central railway station ( ro, Gara Centrală din Arad) is the largest railway station in the city of
Arad, and the largest in the
Arad County
Arad County () is an administrative division ( judeţ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center ...
. It is the second largest railway station in the western region of Romania, immediately after
Timișoara Nord railway station
), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor)
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History
The main building was designed by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff
Ferenc Pfaff (born as Franz Pfaff, Mohács, 19 November 1851 – Budapest, 21 August 1913) was a Hungarian architect and academic.
Career
Pfaff received his degree in 1880 after studying under Imre Steindl at the József Nádor Technical Un ...
, when Arad was a major city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
.
Operators
The station is being served by the national operator CFR, which owns the station building and infrastructure, and the private operator Regiotrans.
Arad Central services are in majority connected to the CFR 200 Main Line from Brașov
Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County.
According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...
/ Bucureṣti Nord to Curtici. The Arad–Curtici line is the main railway link to Western Europe toward Budapest Keleti.
ICN/IC services
International IR services
Lines
* Line 200 : Curtici
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–Arad–Deva
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–Vințu de Jos
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–Sibiu
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–Făgăraș
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–Brașov
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main line)
* Line 215 : Arad– Arad Vest–Pecica
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–Semlac
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–Șeitin
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–Nădlac
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* Line 216 : Arad– Aradul Nou–Zădăreni
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– Bodrogul Nou–Felnac
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– Sânpetru German– Munar–Secusigiu
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–Aranca
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–Periam
Periam (until 1925 Periamoș; german: Perjamosch; hu, Perjámos; sr, Перјамош, Perjamoš) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Periam, and also included Pesac until it broke off as a separate commun ...
–Saravale
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–Sânnicolau Mare
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–Dudeștii Noi
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–Vălcani
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* Line 310 : Timișoara
), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor)
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–Arad–Sântana
Sântana (; german: Neusanktanna; hu, Újszentanna) is a town in north-western Romania, in the county of Arad. Declared a town in 2003, it administers one village, Caporal Alexa (''Erdőskerek'').
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– Nădab–Ciumeghiu
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–Oradea
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* Line 317 : Arad–Ineu
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– Gurahonţ–Brad
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References
{{Turistical obiectives from municipality of Arad
Railway stations in Romania
Buildings and structures in Arad, Romania
Railway stations opened in 1858
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