Romanian State Railways
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| Group of public companies | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | Companies founded at 1 April 1880 |
| Headquarters | Palatul CFR, Piaţa Gării de Nord, Bucharest, Romania |
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Key people
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Răzvan Stoica (Director General, CFR Călători) Mihai Frasinoi (Director General, CFR Marfă) |
| Products | Rail transport, Cargo transport, Services |
| Owner | The Romanian state |
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Number of employees
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54,000 (2010) |
| Website | http://www.cfr.ro/ |
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Map of Romania's railway system
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Rail bridge at Telciu
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| Locale | Romania |
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| Dates of operation | 1854– |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Length | 22,247 km (13,824 mi) |
| Headquarters | Bucharest |
| Website | http://www.cfrcalatori.ro/ |
Căile Ferate Române (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkə.ile feˈrate roˈmɨne]; abbreviated as the CFR) is the state railway carrier of Romania. As of 2014, the railway network of Romania consists of 10,777 km (6,697 mi), of which 4,029 km (2,504 mi) (37.4%) are electrified. The total track length is 22,247 km (13,824 mi), of which 8,585 km (5,334 mi) (38.5%) are electrified. The CIA World Factbook lists Romania with the 23rd largest railway network in the world. The network is significantly interconnected with other European railway networks, providing pan-European passenger and freight services. CFR as an entity has been operating since 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened in 1854.
CFR is divided into four autonomous companies:
CFR is headquartered in Bucharest and has regional divisions centered in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Timișoara. Its International Union of Railways code is 53-CFR.
The first railway line on Romania's present-day territory was opened on 20 August 1854 and ran between Oravița in Banat and Baziaș, a port on the Danube. The line, which had a length of 62.5 km, was used solely for the transportation of coal. From 12 January 1855, the line was operated by Imperial Royal Privileged Austrian State Railway Company, the Banat province being at that time part of the Austrian Empire. After several improvements in the following months, the line was opened to passenger traffic from 1 November 1856.
Between 1864 and 1880, several railways were constructed in the area of the Kingdom of Romania. On 1 September 1865, the English company John Trevor-Barkley began construction on the Bucharest–Giurgiu line. Commissioned by the King of Romania, the line was opened to traffic on 26 August 1869. The Bucharest-Giurgiu line was the first railway built on Romanian territory at that time (considering that the Oraviţa-Baziaş line was part of Austria-Hungary, even though it now lies on Romanian territory).
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