Căile Ferate Române Line 1000

Căile Ferate Române Line 1000
Overview
Locale	Prahova, Ilfov
Stations	7
Operation
Operator(s)	Căile Ferate Române
Technical
Line length	59 km (37 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Last updated March 22, 2019

Line 1000 is one of CFR's main lines in Romania having a total of 59 km and passing through important cities like Bucharest, Buftea and Ploieşti.

Căile Ferate Române is the state railway carrier of Romania. As of 2014, the railway network of Romania consists of 10,777 km (6,697 mi), of which 4,029 km (2,504 mi) (37.4%) are electrified. The total track length is 22,247 km (13,824 mi), of which 8,585 km (5,334 mi) (38.5%) are electrified. The CIA World Factbook lists Romania with the 23rd largest railway network in the world. The network is significantly interconnected with other European railway networks, providing pan-European passenger and freight services. CFR as an entity has been operating since 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened in 1854.

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Secondary lines

1000 Bucharest (north) - Basarab - Buftea - Periș - Brazi - Ploieşti South - Ploieşti North (59 km).^[1]

Basarab railway station in Bucharest is situated near the city's main station, Gara de Nord. Built in 1959 to handle a share of the main station's traffic and mainly used by short-distance commuter trains run by Căile Ferate Române, it is often considered to be an annex of Gara de Nord, to which it is linked by a footbridge.

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Periș is a commune in the far northwestern corner of Ilfov county, Romania. The population of Periș, in 2002, was 7,151, with a total of 2,800 households. In Romanian, its name means "a place where pear trees grow". The commune is composed of three villages: Bălteni, Buriaș and Periș. It used to include Brătulești and Cocioc villages, until these were absorbed by other villages in the commune.

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References

↑ Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” SA (25 April 2006). "Documentul de Referinţă al Reţelei" (PDF). CFR (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012.

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[1] Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” SA (25 April 2006). "Documentul de Referinţă al Reţelei" (PDF). CFR (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012.