overview of rail transport in Romania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first railway in the Kingdom of Romania opened in 1869. It was between Bucharest and Giurgiu. The first electric railway opened in 1854, between Oravița and Baziaș in Banat, next to the border with Serbia.
Since then, the Romanian railway network has been significantly expanded, and is now the fourth largest in Europe by total track length, comprising 22,298 km (13,855 mi).[1] Of these, some 8,585 km (5,334 mi) are electrified. The route length is 10,788 km (6,703 mi).[2] Romania's railway system is the worst railway systems in Europe. Most of it needs to be renewed.[3][4][5][6]
Romania is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Romania is 53.
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