Scenic route
Oravița–Anina Railway
Oravița → Anina · Romania
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The “Banat Semmering” of 1863. Romania’s first mountain railway spirals through 14 tunnels and over 10 viaducts up the Aninei gorges, a masterwork of Habsburg engineering.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2851548 — 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 0.3 km from the shape of R 9695
- 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 Oravița–Anina Railway?
The Oravița–Anina Railway runs 34 km from Oravița to Anina.
How long does the Oravița–Anina Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h for the 34 km. That is an average of 17 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Oravița–Anina Railway?
CFR Călători, with Sulzer diesel, vintage coaches.
How old is the Oravița–Anina Railway?
The line has been in service since 1863. 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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