Cluj-Napoca railway station

Cluj-Napoca train station is the main railway station in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It is located near the city center.

Gara Cluj-Napoca
Căile Ferate Române
View of the station building
LocationCluj-Napoca, Romania
Coordinates46°47′3.717″N 23°35′10.99″E
Owned byCFR
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station   CFR   Following station
toward Oradea
CFR Intercity 300

History

Two plaques on the building commemorate the 100th and 125th anniversary of the opening of the station on September 7, 1870.[1] The Cluj-Napoca railway station was designed and built by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff,[2] when the city was part of Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Current situation

The station is situated on the Căile Ferate Române line 300 Bucharest–Ploiești–Brașov–Teiuș–Cluj-Napoca–Oradea–Episcopia Bihor and the line Cluj-Napoca–Dej–Ilva Mică. As of 2008, Cluj-Napoca railway station serves about 100 passenger trains, including domestic trains operated by Căile Ferate Române. Cluj-Napoca offers connections with the majority of Romanian cities, as well as service to Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria.

Distance from other railway stations
Early view of the station.
Train in Cluj Napoca railway station
CFR classes 140 and 050 shunting at Cluj-Napoca, summer 1972
CityCountrykmRoute
Bucureşti NordRomania0,497
AradRomania0,332via Alba Iulia
AradRomania0,279via Oradea
BrașovRomania0,331
ConstanțaRomania0,722via Bucureşti Nord
ConstanțaRomania0,718via Buzău
CraiovaRomania0,375via Târgu Jiu
GalațiRomania0,641via Brașov
GalațiRomania0,654via Bacău, Suceava
IașiRomania0,458
OradeaRomania0,152
Satu MareRomania0,252via Baia Mare
Satu MareRomania0,285via Oradea
SuceavaRomania0,322
Timișoara NordRomania0,330via Oradea
Timișoara NordRomania0,389via Deva
BelgradeSerbia0,508
BerlinGermany1,260
BudapestHungary0,400
ChișinăuMoldova0,588
Frankfurt am MainGermany1,259
KievUkraine1,116via Suceava
SofiaBulgaria1,033via Bucureşti Nord
VeniceItaly1,252
ViennaAustria0,672

References
  1. See files Gara1 and Gara2 (Plaque). Wikimedia Commons. 1995 [1970].
  2. Deiss, Richard (2013). The Cathedral of the Winged Wheel and the Sugarbeet Station. BoD Books on Demand. ISBN 3848253569.
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