Siculeni – Gheorgheni railway line
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| Course book route (CFR) : | 400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Siculeni – Gheorgheni railway is a main line in Romania . It runs along the upper reaches of the Olt and Mureș and crosses a ridge of the Eastern Carpathians .
history
The railway line was built at the beginning of the 20th century on the territory of Hungary within the Habsburg dual monarchy . After the commissioning of the line from Sfântu Gheorghe to Adjud in Romania , further areas in the east of Transylvania should be developed for traffic. The place Gheorgheni (ung. Gyergyószentmiklós ) was an important center of wood processing and should profit economically from the railway connection.
Because of the mountainous terrain, it was decided to start the new route in Siculeni (Hungarian Madéfalva ) in the Olt valley. From here the railway was built northwards. In the vicinity of Izvoru Mureșului (Hungarian Marosfő ) the greatest differences in altitude had to be overcome; here the railway crosses the westernmost ridge of the Eastern Carpathians between the Harghita and Gurghiu mountains . The line was completed on December 5, 1907.
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, and then finally to Romania.
Todays situation
The line is single-track, but electrified. Several express trains run daily from Brașov to Satu Mare or in the opposite direction. Freight traffic continues to be of great importance.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harald Roth (Ed.): Handbook of historical sites . Volume: Transylvania (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 330). Kröner, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-520-33001-6 , p. 88.
- ↑ Harghita Prefecture website, accessed on March 19, 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
