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Electrification of the Romanian railway network was expedited during the 1950s and 1960s while the country was under a communist regime. In 2007, based on data from 2005, the CIA World Factbook listed Romania 23rd of the largest railway networks in the world. [5] As of 2009, the length of the Romanian railway network was 10,788 km (6,703 mi). [6]
The Bucharest-Giurgiu line, the first line constructed in the Kingdom of Romania, was also placed under the administration of CFR during this time. Hence, by 1889, the Romanian state became the owner of all of the lines in the Kingdom of Romania, the railway system having a total length of 1,377 km (856 mi).
Various other routes led to Mexico, [12] where slavery had been abolished, and to islands in the Caribbean that were not part of the slave trade. [13] An earlier escape route running south toward Florida , then a Spanish possession (except 1763–1783), existed from the late 17th century until approximately 1790.
The line, connecting Bessarabia to the Black Sea and the railway network of Ukraine and Russia became the basis for future development. On May 18 [ O.S. May 6] 1872 a Russian diplomat agent, Ivan Alekseevich Zinov'ev and the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gheorghe Costaforu signed a rail junction convention, which was ratified on January ...
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A route map of Via Rail frequencies from 2013. Via Rail operates 497 trains per week over nineteen routes. Via groups these routes into three broad categories: [1] "Rapid Intercity Travel": daytime services over the Corridor between Ontario and Quebec. The vast majority of Via's trains–429 per week–operate here.
STB operates 138 regular bus routes on 1,278 km (794 mi), 15 regular trolleybus routes on 130 km (81 mi), and 23 regular light rail and tram routes on 243 km (151 mi) throughout Bucharest and vicinity. [1] An integrated ticket exists, for all modes of transportation around Bucharest; including the metro, bus, tram, light rail, and trolleybus.
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