Avrig – Făgăraş railway line

Avrig – Făgăraş
Course book route (CFR) :	200
Route length:	50.63 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Legend from Sibiu 116.61 Avrig 109.14 Porumbacu 105.31 Sărata Colun 102.90 Scoreiu Carțișoara 98.82 Cârța 95.60 Arpaș Arpașel 90.46 Ucea to Victoria 87.48 Viştea 83.97 Olteț ~ 79 Sâmbăta de Jos 77.69 Voila Breaza 74.38 Dridif 71.15 Beclean pe Olt 65.98 Fagaras to Brașov

The Avrig – Făgăraş line is a main line in Romania . It runs on the northern edge of the Transylvanian Alps along the Olt River .

history

The railway line was built at the end of the 19th century under the name "Localbahn Felek-Fogaras" on the territory of Hungary within the Habsburg dual monarchy . It was completed on November 22, 1892 and connected eastward to the railway line from Sibiu to Avrig, which had been in operation a few weeks earlier .

By continuing the railway line from Făgăraș to Brașov in 1908, Sibiu and Brașov were directly connected with each other, so that the railway line from Avrig to Făgăraș also gained national importance.

After the end of the First World War , Transylvania and with it the railway line came to Romania; it was taken over by the state railway company Căile Ferate Române .

From July 2009 to December 2010 the line was interrupted due to a damaged bridge between the Scoreiu and Cârța stations . There was no money available for a repair for a long time.

Todays situation

The line is single-track and not electrified. It is part of the important long-distance connection from Brașov via Sibiu to Arad . Several express trains run daily.

Remarks

1. ↑ Carl Göllner (Red.): The Transylvanian Saxons in the years 1848–1918 (= Transylvanian Archive. Volume 3, Vol. 22). Böhlau, Cologne et al. 1988, ISBN 3-412-05587-5 .
2. ↑ antena3.ro of July 13, 2009, accessed on November 13, 2009
3. ↑ tribuna.ro of November 10, 2009, accessed on November 13, 2009