Line 800 is one of
CFR
CFR may refer to:
* Caen – Carpiquet Airport in northern France
* Căile Ferate Române, the Romanian state railway
* Canadian Finals Rodeo
* Case fatality rate, term for proportion of people dying of a disease
* Centre for Foreign Relations, ...
's main lines in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...
, having a total length of . The main line, connecting
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north ...
with the
Black Sea
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coast at
Mangalia
Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Northern ...
, passes through
Fetești
Fetești () is a city in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Bărăgan plain, on the Borcea branch of the Danube. Fetești has the second largest population in Ialomița, after Slobozia.
In 1895, the King Carol I rai ...
,
Medgidia
Medgidia ( or ; historical Turkish names: ''Karasu'' or ''Carasu'', ''Mecidiye'' or ''Megidie'') is a city in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, south-eastern Romania.
History
Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since the ...
, and
Constanța
Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...
.
This railway line was upgraded and since July 2014 trains can run on most distance with a speed of for passenger trains,
and for freight trains. The fastest passenger trains can cover the distance of between Bucharest and Constanța in less than two hours.
Secondary lines
Gallery
RO B Bucuresti Constanta railway near Bucharest.jpg, Bucharest–Constanța railway line after renovation
References
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Railway lines in Romania
Standard gauge railways in Romania