Classic route
Oradea–Püspökladány railway
Oradea → Püspökladány · Romania · Hungary
Oradea–Püspökladány railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 68 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 32 min
- Average speed
- 44 km/h
- Operator
- CFR Călători ↗
- Train
- CFR Călători regional
- Countries
- Romania, Hungary
- In service since
- 1858
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Over the Hungarian border on rails the Tisza Railway Company put into service on 22 April 1858, still the way out of Oradea onto the Great Plain at Püspökladány.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of train 360
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