Cluj-Napoca railway station

Cluj-Napoca train station is the main railway station in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It is located near the city center.

Gara Cluj-Napoca
Căile Ferate Române
View of the station building
General information
Location	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Coordinates	46°47′3.717″N 23°35′10.99″E
Owned by	CFR
History
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station CFR Following station Huedin towards Oradea CFR Intercity 300 Câmpia Turzii towards București Nord
Location Cluj-Napoca Location in Romania Show map of Romania Cluj-Napoca Location in Europe Show map of Europe

History

Two plaques on the building commemorate the 100th and 125th anniversary of the opening of the station on September 7, 1870.^[1] The Cluj-Napoca railway station was designed and built by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff,^[2] when the city was part of Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Current situation

The station is situated on the Căile Ferate Române line 300 Bucharest–Ploiești–Brașov–Teiuș–Cluj-Napoca–Oradea–Episcopia Bihor and the line Cluj-Napoca–Dej–Ilva Mică. As of 2008^[update], Cluj-Napoca railway station serves about 100 passenger trains, including domestic trains operated by Căile Ferate Române. Cluj-Napoca offers connections with the majority of Romanian cities, as well as service to Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria.

Distance from other railway stations

Early view of the station.

Train in Cluj Napoca railway station

CFR classes 140 and 050 shunting at Cluj-Napoca, summer 1972

City	Country	km	Route
București Nord	Romania	0,497
Arad	Romania	0,332	via Alba Iulia
Arad	Romania	0,279	via Oradea
Brașov	Romania	0,331
Constanța	Romania	0,722	via București Nord
Constanța	Romania	0,718	via Buzău
Craiova	Romania	0,375	via Târgu Jiu
Galați	Romania	0,641	via Brașov
Galați	Romania	0,654	via Bacău, Suceava
Iași	Romania	0,458
Oradea	Romania	0,152
Satu Mare	Romania	0,252	via Baia Mare
Satu Mare	Romania	0,285	via Oradea
Suceava	Romania	0,322
Timișoara Nord	Romania	0,330	via Oradea
Timișoara Nord	Romania	0,389	via Deva
Belgrade	Serbia	0,508
Berlin	Germany	1,260
Budapest	Hungary	0,400
Chișinău	Moldova	0,588
Frankfurt am Main	Germany	1,259
Kyiv	Ukraine	1,116	via Suceava
Sofia	Bulgaria	1,033	via București Nord
Venice	Italy	1,252
Vienna	Austria	0,672

References

1. See files Gara1 and Gara2 (Plaque). Wikimedia Commons. 1995 [1970].
2. Deiss, Richard (2013). The Cathedral of the Winged Wheel and the Sugarbeet Station. BoD Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3848253562.

External links

• Media related to Cluj-Napoca train station at Wikimedia Commons
• Trains timetable