Cluj-Napoca train station

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Gara Cluj-Napoca
Căile Ferate Române
File:Gara Cluj-Napoca.jpg
View of the station building
Location Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by CFR
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   CFR   Following station
toward Oradea
 CFR Intercity 300
File:Train in Cluj.jpg
Train in Cluj Napoca railway station

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

History

File:Gara cluj europeana.JPG
Early view of the station.

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 - Ploieşti - Braşov - Teiuş - Cluj-Napoca - Oradea - Episcopia Bihor and the line Cluj-Napoca - Dej - Ilva Mică. As of 2008, Cluj-Napoca railway station serves about 100 passengers 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.

Distance from other railway stations

Romania

Europe

File:140 class loco at Cluj, 1972.jpg
CFR classes 140 and 050 shunting at Cluj-Napoca, summer 1972

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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