Arad Central railway station
Arad Gara Centrală | |||||||||||
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Căile Ferate Române | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Piaṭa Gării, Nr. 8-9, Arad, Romania | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°11′22.5276″N 21°19′29.5356″E / 46.189591000°N 21.324871000°ECoordinates: 46°11′22.5276″N 21°19′29.5356″E / 46.189591000°N 21.324871000°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | CFR | ||||||||||
Line(s) | 200 Arad–București 215 Arad–Nădlac 216 Arad–Vălcani 310 Oradea–Arad–Timișoara Nord 317 Arad–Ineu–Brad | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 straight | ||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Parking | yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1858 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 15 September 1975 | ||||||||||
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Arad Central Location in Romania |
Arad Central railway station (Romanian: Gara Centrală din Arad) is the largest railway station in the city of Arad, and the largest in the Arad County. It is the second largest railway station in the western region of Romania, immediately after Timișoara Nord railway station.[1][2]
History[]
The main building was designed by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff, when Arad was a major city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Operators[]
The station is being served by the national operator CFR, which owns the station building and infrastructure, and the private operator Regiotrans.
Arad Central services are in majority connected to the CFR 200 Main Line from Brașov/Bucureṣti Nord to Curtici. The Arad–Curtici line is the main railway link to Western Europe toward Budapest Keleti.
ICN/IC services[]
International IR services[]
Lines[]
- Line 200 : Curtici–Arad–Deva–Vințu de Jos–Sibiu–Făgăraș–Brașov (to Bucharest it continues as the 1000 main line)
- Line 215 : Arad––Pecica–Semlac–Șeitin–Nădlac
- Line 216 : Arad––Zădăreni––Felnac–Sânpetru German–Munar–Secusigiu–Aranca–Periam–Saravale–Sânnicolau Mare–Dudeștii Noi–Vălcani
- Line 310 : Timișoara–Arad–Sântana–Nădab–Ciumeghiu–Oradea
- Line 317 : Arad–Ineu–Gurahonţ–Brad
References[]
- ^ Timișoara Nord entry on the official Rail Portal of the Romanian Railways[permanent dead link]
- ^ Arad Central entry on the official Rail Portal of the Romanian Railways[permanent dead link]
- Railway stations in Romania
- Buildings and structures in Arad, Romania
- Railway stations opened in 1858
- Ferenc Pfaff railway stations