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Opened in 1870, the Grand Railway Station first connected Iași to Chernivtsi in Bukovina, Austria-Hungary and, after two years, to Bucharest. The original building designed by Julian Oktawian Zachariewicz-Lwigród [ 1 ] and inspired by the Doge's Palace of the Republic of Venice , is 133.8 metres (439 ft ) long, has 113 rooms and is listed in ...
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 ...
Iași-Pașcani railway was opened on 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1870, Iași-Ungheni on 1 August 1874 and Iași-Chișinău railway was opened on 1 June 1875 by the Russian Empire in preparation for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).
Electrification of the Romanian railway network was expedited during the 1950s and 1960s while the country was under a communist regime. In 2007, based on data from 2005, the CIA World Factbook listed Romania 23rd of the largest railway networks in the world. [5] As of 2009, the length of the Romanian railway network was 10,788 km (6,703 mi). [6]
1870 – Iași railway station opens. 1884 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Iași founded. [11] 1887 – Metropolitan Cathedral consecrated. 1888 – 17 February: Copou Theatre burns down. 1896 – Iași National Theatre building constructed. 1900 Electric Trams in Iași begin operating. Population: 78,067. [2]
Odesa-Kyiv railway company proposed to connect Odesa and Kyiv with a branch to Parcani via Tiraspol. According to the decree of Nikolay I, the construction was sponsored by government funds. In 1871 a bridge over the Dniester was constructed. On August 28, 1871, the railway linking Tiraspol with Chișinău was officially opened. This date is ...
1854 – The first railway in Brazil, inaugurated by Pedro II of Brazil on 30 April in Rio de Janeiro, built by the Viscount of Maua. [21] 1854 – The first railway in Norway. Between Oslo and Eidsvoll. 1854 – The first railway in today's Romania and Serbia (then Austrian Empire), on 20 August 1854, between Lisava-Oravica-Bazijaš.
Iranian railway history goes back to 1887 when an approximately 20-km long railway between Tehran and Ray was established. After this time many short railways were constructed but the main railway, Trans-Iranian Railway , was started in 1927 and operated in 1938 by connecting the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea.