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Cluj-Napoca railway station

Coordinates: 46°47′3.717″N 23°35′10.99″E / 46.78436583°N 23.5863861°E / 46.78436583; 23.5863861
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Gara Cluj-Napoca
Căile Ferate Române
View of the station building
General information
LocationCluj-Napoca, Romania
Coordinates46°47′3.717″N 23°35′10.99″E / 46.78436583°N 23.5863861°E / 46.78436583; 23.5863861
Owned byCFR
History
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station CFR Following station
Huedin
towards Oradea
 CFR Intercity 300 Câmpia Turzii
towards București Nord
Map
Location
Cluj-Napoca is located in Romania
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Location in Romania
Cluj-Napoca is located in Europe
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Location in Europe

Cluj-Napoca train station is the main railway station in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It is located near the city center.

History

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Two plaques on the building commemorate the 100th and 125th anniversary of the opening of the station on September 7, 1870.[1] The Cluj-Napoca railway station was designed and built by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff,[2] when the city was part of Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Current situation

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The station is situated on the Căile Ferate Române line 300 Bucharest–Ploiești–Brașov–Teiuș–Cluj-Napoca–Oradea–Episcopia Bihor and the line Cluj-Napoca–Dej–Ilva Mică. As of 2008, Cluj-Napoca railway station serves about 100 passenger trains, including domestic trains operated by Căile Ferate Române. Cluj-Napoca offers connections with the majority of Romanian cities, as well as service to Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria.

Distance from other railway stations

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Early view of the station.
Train in Cluj Napoca railway station
CFR classes 140 and 050 shunting at Cluj-Napoca, summer 1972
City Country km Route
București Nord Romania 0,497
Arad Romania 0,332 via Alba Iulia
Arad Romania 0,279 via Oradea
Brașov Romania 0,331
Constanța Romania 0,722 via București Nord
Constanța Romania 0,718 via Buzău
Craiova Romania 0,375 via Târgu Jiu
Galați Romania 0,641 via Brașov
Galați Romania 0,654 via Bacău, Suceava
Iași Romania 0,458
Oradea Romania 0,152
Satu Mare Romania 0,252 via Baia Mare
Satu Mare Romania 0,285 via Oradea
Suceava Romania 0,322
Timișoara Nord Romania 0,330 via Oradea
Timișoara Nord Romania 0,389 via Deva
Belgrade Serbia 0,508
Berlin Germany 1,260
Budapest Hungary 0,400
Chișinău Moldova 0,588
Frankfurt am Main Germany 1,259
Kyiv Ukraine 1,116 via Suceava
Sofia Bulgaria 1,033 via București Nord
Venice Italy 1,252
Vienna Austria 0,672

References

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  1. ^ See files Gara1 and Gara2 (Plaque). Wikimedia Commons. 1995 [1970].
  2. ^ Deiss, Richard (2013). The Cathedral of the Winged Wheel and the Sugarbeet Station. BoD Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3848253562.
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