Brașov railway station
Braşov railway station is the main station in Brașov, Romania. The building on the current location was opened to traffic in 1962. The station's bell chimes preceding the announcements represent a few notes of Ciprian Porumbescu's operetta Crai Nou.
Gara Brașov | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Căile Ferate Române | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | B-dul Gării, Nr. 1, Brașov, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°39′40.18″N 25°36′48.62″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CFR | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 June 1963 (for trials) 9 December 1965 (for regular service) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Services
The station is located at a confluence of the main lines in Romania. In 2008, Brașov railway station served about 140 passenger trains to a majority of Romanian cities. Regio Trans stock runs from Brașov station to Făgăraș, Întorsura Buzăului, as well as to Zărnești, along with state-operated trains from Căile Ferate Române.
The international trains run to Budapest (Hungary) and to Vienna (Austria) on summer and winter. Formerly they also connected with Prague (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovakia) and Kraków (Poland). The railway station is served by bus lines and also by two trolleybus lines, operated by RAT Brașov. Prior to 2007, the station was served by a tram line. In 2007 the tram line was replaced by a trolleybus line.
Main lines
- Line 200 : Brașov – Sibiu – Vințu de Jos – Deva – Curtici
- Line 300 : Bucharest – Ploiești – Brașov – Sighișoara – Teiuș – Cluj-Napoca – Oradea – Episcopia Bihor
- Line 400 : Brașov – Sfântu Gheorghe – Miercurea Ciuc – Deda – Dej – Baia Mare – Satu Mare