Dej – Bistrița railway line

Dej – Bistrița
Course book route (CFR) :	400, 406
Route length:	60 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Legend from Apahida 0.00 Dej Călători Someș to Zalau 2.76 Dej 7.50 Ciceu-Mihăieşti 11.85 Reteag 15th Reteag hc. Iliușa 17.13 Ciceu Cristur 19.61 Coldau Someșul Mic Meleș 24.74 Beclean pe Someș after Rodna Veche 32.18 Șintereag 35.70 Caila Șieu 38.08 Sfântu to Luduș 43.42 Măgheruș Șieu Șieu 45.45 Arcalia 48.83 Sărățel Șieu after Deda 53.22 Sarata 56 00 Viișoara 60 00 Bistrița North to Bistrița Bârgăului

The Dej – Bistrița railway is a railway line in Romania . It runs through the north of the Transylvanian Basin along the rivers Someș ( Somesch ), Șieu and Bistrița .

history

In 1882 the railway line from Apahida to Dej went into operation. Two more railway lines were built from Dej to open up the north of Transylvania . One of them was the connection to Bistritz (Hungarian Beszterce , Romanian Bistrița ). It was opened on May 3, 1886.

After the First World War , the region came to Romania; the route was taken over by the Romanian state railway Căile Ferate Române . As a result of the Second Vienna Arbitration , the route was temporarily returned to Hungary from 1940 to 1944.

Todays situation

The section from Dej to Sărățel is part of the important long-distance connection from Satu Mare to Brașov . Several express trains run here every day. The connection is also of great importance for freight traffic. This section is electrified and has two tracks between Dej and Beclean . On the section from Sărățel to Bistrița mainly local trains run.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ordinance sheet for the KUK Army. KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei 1887, p. 71