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Brașov railway station

Coordinates: 45°39′40.18″N 25°36′48.62″E / 45.6611611°N 25.6135056°E / 45.6611611; 25.6135056
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Gara Brașov
Căile Ferate Române
View of the station building
General information
LocationBulevardul Gării, Nr. 1, Brașov, Romania
Coordinates45°39′40.18″N 25°36′48.62″E / 45.6611611°N 25.6135056°E / 45.6611611; 25.6135056
Owned byCFR
Construction
Parkingyes
History
Opened1873
Rebuilt1962
Electrified9 June 1963 (for trials)
9 December 1965 (for regular service)
Services
Preceding station CFR Following station
Sighișoara
towards Arad
CFR Intercity 200 Predeal
Sighișoara
towards Oradea
CFR Intercity 300
Sfântu Gheorghe CFR Intercity 400 Predeal
towards Brașov
Map
Location
Brașov is located in Romania
Brașov
Brașov
Location in Romania
Brașov is located in Europe
Brașov
Brașov
Location in Europe

The Brașov railway station is the main station in Brașov, Romania. The building on the current location was opened to traffic in 1962. The station's bell chimes preceding the announcements represent a few notes from Ciprian Porumbescu's operetta Crai Nou.

Services

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Interior

The station is located at the confluence of several main lines in Romania. In 2008, the Brașov railway station served about 140 passenger trains to a majority of Romanian cities. Regio Trans stock runs from Brașov station to Făgăraș, Întorsura Buzăului, as well as to Zărnești, along with state-operated trains from Căile Ferate Române.

The international trains run to Budapest (Hungary) and to Vienna (Austria); formerly they also connected with Prague (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovakia), and Kraków (Poland). The railway station is served by bus lines and also by two trolleybus lines, operated by RAT Brașov. Prior to 2007, the station was served by a tram line. In 2007 the tram line was replaced by a trolleybus line.

Main lines

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Distance from other railway stations

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Romania

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Europe

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