Arad railway station () is the largest railway station in the city of Arad, and the largest in Arad County. It is the second largest railway station in the western region of Romania, immediately after Timișoara Nord railway station.Timișoara Nord entry on the official Rail Portal of the Romanian RailwaysArad Central entry on the official Rail Portal of the Romanian Railways
History The main building was designed by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff, when Arad was a major city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Operators The station is managed by the infrastructure operator Compania Națională de Căi Ferate CFR, which owns the station building and infrastructure, and served by trains of the state-owned operator and multiple private operators.
Train services mostly run on the CFR 200 Main Line from Brașov/Bucureṣti Nord to Curtici. The Arad–Curtici line is the main railway link to Western Europe toward Budapest Keleti.
ICN/IC services Series Train Type Internal Route External Route Frequency Notes 346 Dacia ICN București Nord–Ploiești Vest–Cîmpina–Sinaia–Predeal–Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici Lőkösháza–Békéscsaba–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu.–Budapest-Kelenföld–Tatabánya–Győr–Mosonmagyaróvár–Hegyeshalom–Wien Westbahnhof 1x per day Classified as EN346 outside of Romania. 347 Dacia ICN Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov–Predeal–Sinaia–Cîmpina–Ploiești Vest–București Nord Wien Westbahnhof–Hegyeshalom–Mosonmagyaróvár–Győr–Tatabánya–Budapest-Kelenföld–Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Békéscsaba–Lőkösháza 1x per day Classified as EN347 outside of Romania. 472 Ister ICN București Nord–Ploiești Vest–Cîmpina–Sinaia–Predeal–Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici Lőkösháza–Békéscsaba–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu.1x per day Classified as EN472 outside of Romania. 473 Ister ICN Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov–Predeal–Sinaia–Cîmpina–Ploiești Vest–București Nord Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Békéscsaba–Lőkösháza1x per day Classified as EN473 outside of Romania. 521 "Aurel Vlaicu" IC Teiuș–Alba Iulia–Vințu de Jos–Simeria–Deva–Arad 1x per day Forms from carriages from the IC 531 heading towards Oradea 522 "Aurel Vlaicu" IC Arad–Deva–Simeria–Vințu de Jos–Alba Iulia–Teiuș 1x per day Leaves carriages for the IC 532 heading towards București Nord 534 IC Timișoara Nord–Arad–Sântana–Chișineu-Criș–Salonta–Oradea–Aleșd– Ciucea–Huedin–Cluj-Napoca 1x per day No Sunday service and from 22.05. to 26.06 535 IC Cluj-Napoca–Huedin–Ciucea–Aleșd–Oradea–Salonta–Chișineu-Criș–Sântana–Arad–Timișoara Nord 1x per day No weekend service 536 IC Timișoara Nord–Arad–Sântana–Chișineu-Criș–Salonta–Oradea–Aleșd– Ciucea–Huedin–Cluj-Napoca 1x per day No weekend service 537 IC Cluj-Napoca–Huedin–Ciucea–Aleșd–Oradea–Salonta–Chișineu-Criș–Sântana–Arad–Timișoara Nord 1x per day No Saturday service and from 21.05. to 25.06
International IR services Series Train Type Route Frequency Notes 78 Criṣ IR Timișoara Nord–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day IC 78 Körös in Hungary 79 Criṣ IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Timișoara Nord 1x per day IC 79 Körös in Hungary 372 Transilvania IR Sibiu–Sebeș–Vințu de Jos–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day IC 372 Transsylvania in Hungary 373 Transilvania IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Vințu de Jos–Sebeș–Sibiu 1x per day IC 373 Transsylvania in Hungary 374 Pannonia IR Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day IC 374 Pannonia in Hungary 375 Pannonia IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov 1x per day IC 375 Pannonia in Hungary 376 Mureș IR Târgu Mureș–Luduș–Războieni–Aiud–Teiuș–Alba Iulia–Vințu de Jos–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day IC 376 Maros in Hungary 377 Mureș IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Teiuș–Aiud–Războieni–Luduș–Târgu Mureș 1x per day IC 377 Maros in Hungary 1346 Muntenia IR București Nord–Ploiești Vest–Cîmpina–Sinaia–Predeal–Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day 1347 Muntenia IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov–Predeal–Sinaia–Cîmpina–Ploiești Vest–București Nord 1x per day
Lines Line 200 : Curtici–Arad–Deva–Vințu de Jos–Sibiu–Făgăraș–Brașov (to Bucharest it continues as the 1000 main line) Line 215 : Arad–Arad Vest–Pecica–Semlac–Șeitin–Nădlac Line 216 : Arad–Aradul Nou–Zădăreni–Bodrogul Nou–Felnac–Sânpetru German–Munar–Secusigiu–Aranca–Periam–Saravale–Sânnicolau Mare–Dudeștii Noi–Vălcani Line 310 : Timișoara–Arad–Sântana–Nădab–Ciumeghiu–Oradea Line 317 : Arad–Ineu–Gurahonţ–Brad
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