Rail transport in Romania

Map of Romania's railway network

The first railway in the Kingdom of Romania opened in 1869. It was between Bucharest and Giurgiu. The first electric railway opened in 1854, between Oravița and Baziaș in Banat, next to the border with Serbia.

Since then, the Romanian railway network has been significantly expanded, and is now the fourth largest in Europe by total track length, comprising 22,298 km (13,855 mi).^[1] Of these, some 8,585 km (5,334 mi) are electrified. The route length is 10,788 km (6,703 mi).^[2] Romania's railway system is the worst railway systems in Europe. Most of it needs to be renewed.^[3][4][5][6]

Romania is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Romania is 53.

References

1. "Reteaua feroviara" (in Romanian). cfr.to. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
2. "CIA - the World Factbook -- Field Listing :: Railways". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
3. Secretariat of the European Parliament, Directorates-General, Romania's general transport master plan and rail system, retrieved on 17 December 2018. Archived at the Wayback machine
4. Duta, Luminița. Computer-Based Decision Support for Railroad Transportation Systems: an Investment Case Study, Research Gate, retrieved on 17 December 2018. Archived at the wayback machine.
5. Barbu, Paul. Romania ranks last in the EU in terms of railway quality, Romania Business Review, retrieved on 9 June 2019. Archived at the wayback machine.
6. Newsroom. Featured - "Railway reform": Destroy half of the national railroad network and fire 10,000 people, Romania Business Review, retrieved on 9 June 2019. Archived at the wayback machine.