Căile Ferate Române Main Lines
The nine main lines owned by the Romanian national rail transport company Căile Ferate Române represent the most circulated lines in Romania. Căile Ferate Române, CFR's entire rail networks has and with the of rail lines in railway stations has a total network of . History The first railway line on Romania's present-day territory was opened on August 20, 1854, and ran between Oravița in Banat and Baziaș, a port on the Danube. The line, which had a length of , was used solely for the transportation of coal. From January 12, 1855, the line was operated by the Imperial Royal Privileged Austrian State Railway Company, the Banat province being at that time part of the Austrian Empire. After several improvements in the following months, the line was opened to passenger traffic on November 1, 1856. References

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