Căile Ferate Române Line 800

Căile Ferate Române Line 800
	Medgidia railway station
Overview
Locale	Ialomiţa, Constanţa, Călăraşi
Transit type	Passenger, Cargo
Number of lines	5
Number of stations	13
Operation
Operator(s)	Căile Ferate Române
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
System map

Line 800 is one of CFR's main lines in Romania, having a total length of 268 km. The main line, connecting Bucharest with the Black Sea coast at Mangalia, passes through Feteşti, Medgidia and Constanţa.^[1]

This railway line was upgraded and since July 2014 trains can run on most distance with a speed of 160 km/h for passenger trains,^[2] and 120 km/h for freight trains. The fastest passenger trains can cover the distance of 225 km between Bucharest and Constanta in less than two hours.^[2]

Secondary lines

800 Bucureşti (North) – Ciulnița – Feteşti – Medgidia – Constanţa – Mangalia (225 km)
801 Bucureşti (Obor) – Titan (South) – Oltenița (79 km)
802 Slobozia – Călăraşi (Sud) (44 km)
803 Medgidia – Negru Vodă (58 km)
804 Medgidia – Tulcea (144 km)

Gallery

Bucureşti – Constanţa railway line after renovation

References

↑ "(untitled)" (PDF). CFR. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007.
1 2 Mihai Alexandru Crăciun (12 July 2014). "Premieră absolută în România: Un tren circulă cu 160 km/h pe oră!". Capital (in Romanian).

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[1] "(untitled)" (PDF). CFR. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007.

[capital-2] 1 2 Mihai Alexandru Crăciun (12 July 2014). "Premieră absolută în România: Un tren circulă cu 160 km/h pe oră!". Capital (in Romanian).