Cluj-Napoca – Războieni railway line

Cluj-Napoca-Războieni
Railway station in Cluj-Napoca
Course book route (CFR) :	300
Route length:	68.764 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	25 kV / 50 Hz  ~
Legend from Oradea 501,924 Cluj-Napoca Someșul Mic 496 Cluj-Napoca Est 492 Decmir 489,557 Apahida after Dej 484.6 Cojocna Tunnel (approx. 160 m) 478.912 Tunel Tunnel (approx. 350 m) Tunnel (approx. 230 m) 473.121 Boju Tunnel (approx. 70 m) 465.185 Valea Florilor 462 Ploscoș 457.95 Cânepişti Aries 450.211 Câmpia Turzii to Turda 442,600 Călărași Turda ~ 438 Grindeni from Târgu Mureș 433.160 Războieni to Alba Iulia

The Cluj-Napoca-Războieni railway is a main line in Romania . It runs in the west of Transylvania .

history

At the time the railway line described here was built, Transylvania belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary . In 1868 the Hungarian state began building several lines in Transylvania, but a short time later gave the work to a private English company under the English contractor Charles Waring.

This company (Hungarian Eastern Railway) - which had to receive financial support from the Hungarian state on several occasions - quickly started work. In 1870, the Oradea – Cluj-Napoca railway was the company's first line to go into operation. In November 1871, the Alba Iulia – Târgu Mureş connection followed . After further routes (including to Hermannstadt and Kronstadt ) were opened in quick succession , the connection between Cluj and the lines in the south of Transylvania was still missing.

This connection was planned from Cluj to Cucerdea (ung. Kocsárd ). It ran over the watershed of the rivers Someş and Mureş ; Several tunnels had to be built, so that work dragged on until 1873. The route was opened on August 14th of that year.

As early as 1876, the company and with it the Cluj-Napoca-Războieni line was nationalized and taken over by the Hungarian state railway MÁV . At the end of the First World War , Transylvania and the Transylvanian railways came to Romania. The station Cucerdea / Kocsárd was renamed after another nearby place Războieni .

In the Second Vienna Arbitration , Transylvania was divided between Romania and Hungary, which also affected the railway line described here: the border ran roughly at today's Tunel stop . In 1944 the entire railway line became Romanian again.

Todays situation

The entire route is electrified and has two tracks. It is part of important long-distance connections within Romania and international traffic. Several express trains run here every day. In addition, there is a brisk freight traffic.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ On the railway history of the Alps-Danube-Adriatic region, accessed on April 14, 2009 ( memento of the original from December 20, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ CFR website, accessed on April 14, 2009 ( Memento of August 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Ziarul 21, accessed on April 16, 2009 ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.