Căile Ferate Române Line 300 Explained

Căile Ferate Române Line 300
Locale:Brașov, Mureș, Alba, Cluj, Bihor
Stations:35
Operator:Căile Ferate Române
Linelength Km:647
Map State:collapsed

Line 300 is one of Căile Ferate Române's main lines in Romania, having a total length of .[1] The main line, connecting Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea, passes through Ploiești, Brașov, Sighișoara, Teiuș, and Cluj-Napoca. The section between Bucharest and Ploiești is shared with CFR line 500.

Line 300 makes up part of the TEN-T Rhine–Danube Corridor. In this context, the line is to be greatly upgraded, improving speed, capacity and interoperability (train lengths, ERTMS).[2]

The section between Câmpina and Predeal was upgraded between 2007 and 2011, bringing several improvements to the infrastructure along the route.[3] Between 2012 and 2018, the Coșlariu–Sighișoara section was extensively upgraded to speeds of up to 160 km/h, including the construction of bridges and tunnels to straighten out the alignment of the railway.[4]

Secondary lines

Line Terminal stations Intermediate stops Length
   
301 8
302 52
304 Ploiești (South) 51
305 9
306 Ploiești (South) 44
307 Târnăveni (Vest) 113
308 47
309 10
310 Timișoara (north) 178
311 13
312 23
313 20
314 53
316 101
317 167
318 14

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Documentul de Referință al Rețelei. Compania Națională de Căi Ferate "CFR" SA. 25 April 2006. ro. https://web.archive.org/web/20120212182526/http://www.cfr.ro/CFR_new/Rom/Statutul%20retelei%20v2.0.pdf. 12 February 2012.
  2. Web site: Study on Rhine-Danube TEN-T Core Network Corridor . December 2017. europa.eu . 2023-05-22.
  3. Web site: Lucrare publică din România, premiată de UE. Societate. ro. 4 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Romania to complete a new Corridor IV rail section this year . 2018-10-08 . railwaypro.com . 2023-05-22.