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Although passenger railway services are not a state monopoly in Romania, CFR remains the only passenger carrier operating at a national level. However, after the reorganization of CFR in 2011, around 15% of Romanian railway tracks have been leased to private companies. These are known as "non-interoperable tracks" (linii neinteroperabile).
Between Moldova and Romania there is a break-of-gauge (Romania employing standard gauge). The most important crossing (including gauge changing equipment) is Ungheni-Iași, another two are Cantemir-Falciu and Giurgiulești-Galați. International passenger trains run to Bucharest, Iași, Kyiv, Odesa and used to operate to Saint Petersburg, and ...
Regio trains (regional), formerly Local (Romanian: "Personal") trains (until December 2011), also termed commuter trains (navete or trenuri de navetiști), are the most abundant type of trains on the CFR passenger network. They are used for two main purposes, as shuttle, or commuter, trains, linking towns with neighbouring villages, and linking ...
Transferoviar Călători (TFC), a subsidiary of Transferoviar Grup, is a private railway operator from Romania that has as its main activity the public passenger transportation that is assured on 7 non-interoperable lines as well as on interoperable (public administration) infrastructure. These routes are served with short to medium haul light ...
Light rail station "Pasajul Basarab" Light rail use more modern rolling stock than trams and also run on separate designated corridors for faster travel times.. The first line (41) was opened in 2002, and runs through the west part of the city (from FC Steaua București's Ghencea Stadium in the south-west, to the House of the Free Press in the north).
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The vehicle, which resembles a car but is as robust as a tank and moves like a train, is a unique piece among Romania’s railway vehicles. In its prime, the railcar could easily exceed 100 km/h, had a luxurious interior, was powered by a motor exceeding 5000 cubic centimeters, and weighed 5000 kilograms.
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