Jibou – Baia Mare railway line
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| Course book route (CFR) : | 400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 57 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Jibou – Baia Mare railway is a main line in Romania . It mostly runs along the Someș River in the north-west of the country .
history
The railway line was built at the end of the 19th century on the territory of Hungary within the Habsburg dual monarchy as a connection between two existing railway lines: the line from Satu Mare (Hungarian Szatmárnémeti ) to Baia Mare ( Nagybánya ) opened in 1884 and the line from 1890 Dej ( Dés ) to Zalau ( Zilah ). Here the new line to be built in Jibou ( Zsibó ) connected to the old one. The construction work was carried out by the Szamosthal Railway Company and completed in 1899.
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 line is single-track and not electrified. It is part of the important long-distance connection from Brașov to Satu Mare . Several express trains run daily. The connection is also important for freight transport.
