Classic route
Békéscsaba–Salonta railway
Békéscsaba → Salonta · Hungary · Romania
- Distance
- 49 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 8 min
- Average speed
- 43 km/h
- Operator
- MÁV-START
- Train
- R 37630
- Countries
- Hungary, Romania
- In service since
- 1871
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Alföld to Fiume company opened it on 14 September 1871 and then went broke; Trianon cut the line in two, but nobody lifted the rails and the crossing still works.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 18323529 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 37630
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
How long is the Békéscsaba–Salonta railway?
The Békéscsaba–Salonta railway runs 49 km from Békéscsaba to Salonta. It runs through Hungary and Romania.
How long does the Békéscsaba–Salonta railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 8 min for the 49 km. That is an average of 43 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Békéscsaba–Salonta railway?
MÁV-START, with R 37630.
How old is the Békéscsaba–Salonta railway?
The line has been in service since 1871. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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