Classic route
Chișinău–Iași Cross-Border
Chișinău → Iași · Moldova · Romania
A symbolic cross-Prut service reopened in 2021, switching from Moldova’s broad gauge to Romania’s standard gauge at the Ungheni frontier.
Stations
- 0 kmChișinău +1
- 107 kmUngheni +1
- 109 kmUngheni-Prut +1
- 128 kmNicolina
- 129 kmIași +2
The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the 401 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 415831: 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 train 401
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Chișinău–Iași Cross-Border?
The Chișinău–Iași Cross-Border runs 130 km from Chișinău to Iași. It runs through Moldova and Romania.
How long does the Chișinău–Iași Cross-Border take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 30 min for the 130 km. That is an average of 37 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 80 km/h.
Who runs the Chișinău–Iași Cross-Border?
Calea Ferată din Moldova, with CFM D1M railcar.
How old is the Chișinău–Iași Cross-Border?
The line has been in service since 2021. 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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