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Căile Ferate Române (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkə.ile feˈrate roˈmɨne]; abbreviated as the CFR) was the state railway carrier of Romania. The company was dissolved on 1 October 1998 by splitting into several successor companies. [1] CFR as an entity existed from 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened ...
Push-pull operations on the electrified standard gauge lines are often carried out using locomotives of the Electroputere LE5100 family (or CFR Class 47). DMUs include the X 4500 and X 72500 (both ex SNCF) and CFR Class 96. Previously operating EMUs included the CFR Class TEA. Romania is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).
This is a route-map template for Căile Ferate Române Line 900, a main line in Romania.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The sudden cessation of Regiotrans services, with virtually no notice, took many travellers by surprise; some passengers being stranded in fields. Their Regiotrans season tickets were honoured by CFR, but clearly only if CFR were providing an emergency replacement. A refund, however, was available for longer period season ticket holders.
An ETR 500 train running on the Florence–Rome high-speed line near Arezzo, Italy, the first high-speed railway opened in Europe. [6]The earliest high-speed rail line built in Europe was the Italian "Direttissima", the Florence–Rome high-speed railway 254 km (158 mi) in 1977.
Ploiești – Brașov railway near Breaza. Line 300 is one of Căile Ferate Române's main lines in Romania, having a total length of 647 kilometres (402 mi). [1] The main line, connecting Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea, passes through Ploiești, Brașov, Sighișoara, Teiuș, and Cluj-Napoca.
The political geography of Europe divides the continent into over 50 sovereign states and territories. This fragmentation, along with increased movement of people since the Industrial Revolution, has led to a high level of cooperation between European countries in developing and maintaining transport networks.
Line 900 is one of CFR's main lines in Romania having a total length of about 533 km (331 mi). The main line, connecting Bucharest with the western city of Timișoara, passes through the important cities of Craiova, Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Lugoj.