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NewsSighișoara – Brașov route modernisation contract awarded
ROMANIA: National railway CFR SA has awarded the Asocierea RailWorks consortium of Alstom and civil and railway works partners Aktor, Arcada and Euroconstruct the Lot 2 Caţa – Apaţa contract to modernise a 28 km section of the 128 km Sighișoara – Brașov route. Consortium leader Alstom’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalBucuresti opens fifth metro line
ROMANIA: The first section of București metro Line M5 was formally inaugurated on September 15, with a ceremony at Eroilor station attended by President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, and Minister of Transport Lucian Bode.
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Metro Report InternationalRomanian-Chinese consortium wins disputed contract to supply 100 trams
ROMANIA: A consortium of Astra Vagoane Călători and CRRC has been declared the winner of an 846m lei contract to supply 100 trams to București. Turkish company Durmazlar had been named preferred bidder in December 2019, but the losing consortium submitted a complaint to the Court of ...
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Metro Report InternationalTatra-Yug wins second tram export order
ROMANIA: Tatra-Yug has won a 170m lei contract to supply 17 low-floor trams to Craiova, beating bids from Polish company Pesa and Turkey’s Durmazlar and Bozankaya. Tatra-Yug’s bid of 136m lei was adjudged best value, with other offers coming in at 147m lei (Bozankaya), 156m lei (Pesa) ...
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NewsRomanian DMU on test
ROMANIA: Testing is underway with a prototype diesel multiple-unit developed by Electroputere VFU Pascani for use on short and medium distance services. The 60 m long three-car 120 km/h DMU has a capacity of 164 passengers, including 22 in first class. Facilities include an accessible toilet, air-conditioning, ...
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Metro Report InternationalCluj-Napoca studies metro options
ROMANIA: Cluj-Napoca city council has commissioned prefeasibility and feasibility studies for the development of a metro and suburban rail network in the country’s fourth-largest city, augmenting its existing tram route.
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NewsBucurești airport rail link makes progress
ROMANIA: Construction of the rail link to serve București’s Henri Coandă International Airport is making good progress, according to State Secretary for Transport Ionel Irinel Scrioșteanu. Work has started on erection of the roof of the new station adjacent to the airport’s Terminal 1, he reported on ...
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NewsRomania seeks inter-regional EMUs
Local builder Softronic demonstrated its Hyperion EMU prototype on a daily Craiova – București – Constanța service in the summer of 2014. (Photo: Mihai Tudosă). ROMANIA: Railway reform authority Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară has invited bids for the supply of 20 low-floor EMUs for use on long-distance ...
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NewsSighișoara – Brașov route upgrading contract awarded
ROMANIA: National railway CFR has awarded the Asocierea RailWorks consortium of Alstom, Aktor, Arcada and Euroconstruct a contract to modernise the Sighișoara – Brașov route.
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NewsRomania ordered to recover €570m of state aid to freight operator
ROMANIA: The European Commission has ordered the government to recover €570m of state aid incompatible with EU rules which national freight operator CFR Marfă received through a debt write-off and failure to collect debts. The Commission said rail freight transport in Romania is highly competitive, with numerous ...
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Metro Report InternationalAstra Vagoane to supply trams to two Romanian cities
ROMANIA: A financing agreement for the purchase of 10 trams for Oradea was signed on October 19. Sole bidder Astra Vagoane Călători Arad is to supply 10 trams under an 88·8m lei contract that includes options for 10 more. Four trams are to be delivered by October ...
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