Căile Ferate Române

Căile Ferate Române (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 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 Călători, responsible for passenger services;
  • CFR Marfă, responsible for freight transport;
  • CFR Infrastructură, manages the infrastructure on the Romanian railway network; and
  • Societatea Feroviară de Turism, or SFT, which manages scenic and tourist railways.

    • 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.

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