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Târgu Jiu–Craiova railway

Târgu Jiu → Craiova · Romania

Filiași to Craiova is the 1878 line; the branch up the Jiu opened in two pieces in 1888, to Cărbunești and then to Târgu Jiu, which stayed the end of the railway for another 27 years.

Distance
106 km
Fastest time
2 h 54 min
Average speed
37 km/h

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Târgu Jiu–Craiova railway, Târgu Jiu to Craiova
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Stations

  1. 0 kmTârgu Jiu
  2. 11 kmBudieni
  3. 13 kmCopăcioasa
  4. 19 kmPojogeni
  5. 24 kmCărbunești
  6. 29 kmJupânești
  7. Show 11 more stations
    1. 33 kmBărbătești
    2. 44 kmBibești Hm.
    3. 51 kmTurburea Hm.
    4. 58 kmGilort Hm.
    5. 61 kmFlorești h.
    6. 64 kmȚânțăreni Hm.
    7. 70 kmFiliași +2
    8. 71 kmCanton 217 h.
    9. 77 kmRăcari
    10. 81 kmBrădești h.
    11. 86 kmCoțofeni Hm.
  8. 90 kmAlmăj h.
  9. 94 kmIșalnița
  10. 95 kmIșalnița h.
  11. 103 kmCraiova Triaj hc.
  12. 106 kmCraiova +4

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. 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 13536582: 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
  • Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 2080
  • Wikipedia has an article for this line

Questions and answers

How long is the Târgu Jiu–Craiova railway?

The Târgu Jiu–Craiova railway runs 106 km from Târgu Jiu to Craiova.

How long does the Târgu Jiu–Craiova railway take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 54 min for the 106 km. That is an average of 37 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Târgu Jiu–Craiova railway?

CFR Călători, with R 2080.

How old is the Târgu Jiu–Craiova railway?

The line has been in service since 1888. 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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