Scenic route
Brașov–Zărnești railway
Zărnești → Brașov · Romania
View on the map →Wikipedia (RO) ↗Stations · 7
A Transylvanian branch across the Burzenland from Brașov to Zărnești, under the limestone wall of the Piatra Craiului.
Stations
- 0 kmZărnești
- 2 kmGeneral Traian Moșoiu hc.
- 9 kmRâșnov h.
- 11 kmRâșnov
- 15 kmCristian Hm.
- 24 kmBartolomeu
- 27 kmBrașov
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 14542778 — 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 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Regio Călători — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Brașov–Zărnești railway?
The Brașov–Zărnești railway runs 27 km from Zărnești to Brașov.
How long does the Brașov–Zărnești railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 51 min for the 27 km. That is an average of 32 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 70 km/h.
Who runs the Brașov–Zărnești railway?
Regio Călători.
How old is the Brașov–Zărnești railway?
The line has been in service since 1891. 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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