Alba Iulia – Zlatna railway line

Alba Iulia-Zlatna
Course book route (CFR) :	210
Route length:	42 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Legend from Arad 418.7 Alba Iulia Ampoi 414.3 Bărăbanț ≈412.9 0 Bărăbanț Antestație to Târgu Mureș 3 Bărăbanț north 8th Șard Ighiu 11 Ampoița Ampoi 14th Tauțu Ampoiului 18th Văleni Meteș 21st Poiana Ampoiului 26th Prisaca 29 Feneș 31 Zlatna Tehnica Ampoi 35 Zlatna hc. 37 Zlatna

The Alba Iulia – Zlatna railway is a branch line in Romania . It runs mainly in the valley of the Ampoi River on the southern edge of the Trascău Mountains in western Transylvania .

history

The railway line from Alba Iulia to Zlatna was put into operation in 1895 as a narrow-gauge railway. In 1984 this was replaced by a standard gauge railway. Since the original route ran through the city center of Alba Iulia (with the stops Alba Iulia Cetate and Miceşti ) and the laying of a standard gauge was not possible there, the Alba Iulia – Târgu Mureş railway line near the village of Bărăbanț was connected to the original route made at Bahnhofard - Ighiu station . This increased the route by approx. 4 km.

Todays situation

The line is single-track. It was taken over in 2006 by the private company Regiotrans . There are currently (2018) four passenger trains running in each direction every day.

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1. ↑ David Turnock: Romania's Railway Development 1950-1989: Changing Priorities for Socialist Construction . In Geographica Pannonica 09/2005. Pp. 32-42