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
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 Călători operates 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 Line 200: Brașov – Sibiu – Vințu de Jos – Deva – Curtici Line 300: Bucharest – Ploiești – Brașov – Sighișoara – Teiuș – Cluj-Napoca – Oradea – Episcopia Bihor Line 400: Brașov – Sfântu Gheorghe – Miercurea Ciuc – Deda – Dej – Baia Mare – Satu Mare
Distance from other railway stations
Romania Bucharest: 166 km Arad: 453 km Cluj-Napoca: 331 km Constanța (via București Nord): 391 km Craiova: 335 km Galați: 310 km Iași: 470 km Oradea: 484 km Satu Mare (via Cluj Napoca, Baia Mare): 583 km Suceava (Burdujeni): 457 km Timișoara: 456 km
Europe Belgrade: 634 km Berlin: 1,733 km Budapest: 706 km Chișinău: 584 km Frankfurt am Main: 1,733 km Kyiv: 1,241 km Sofia: 705 km Venice: 1,557 km Vienna: 978 km
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