Romania (train)

Romania
Westbound train 461/465, together with the Bosphorus Express, waiting to depart Bucharest.
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusOperating
LocaleSouthern Romania, northwest Bulgaria
Current operator(s)Căile Ferate Române, Bulgarian State Railways
Route
TerminiNorth station, Bucharest
Central station, Sofia
Stops22
Distance travelled297 km (185 mi)
Average journey time9 hours, 40 minutes (westbound)
9 hours, 58 minutes (eastbound)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)461 (westbound)
460 (eastbound)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

Romania (Romanian: România, Bulgarian: Румъния, Rumŭniya) is an international passenger train running daily from Bucharest, Romania to Sofia, Bulgaria. During summer months, the train operates together with the Bosphorus Express from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovica, where the latter heads southeast toward Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Romania is operated by two national railway operators: Căile Ferate Române and the Bulgarian State Railways.

  1. ^ "International Trains". tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr. Retrieved 26 November 2017.