Roșia railway station was a station on the Vurpăr branch line of the Agnita railway line in Vurpăr, Sibiu County

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. The station still exists along with the track which has been protected.

History

The station was built by the

Hungarian State Railways Hungarian State Railways ( hu, Magyar Államvasutak, MÁV) is the Hungarian national railway company, with divisions "MÁV START Zrt." (passenger transport), "MÁV-Gépészet Zrt." (maintenance), "MÁV-Trakció Zrt." and "MÁV Cargo Zrt" (freig ...

in 1910 who operated it until 1919 when

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became part of Romania. After a decline in usage across the whole line the route eventually closed in 1993.

Future

Plans exist to reopen part of the line after it was protected in 2008. The local group ''Asociația Prietenii Mocăniței'' has taken on the task of restoring the route which has already restored a section of the line.

References

Defunct railway stations in Romania Former Agnita railway line stations Railway stations opened in 1910 Railway stations closed in 1993 1910 establishments in Austria-Hungary 1993 disestablishments in Romania Railway stations in Romania opened in the 20th century {{Romania-railstation-stub