Classic route

Târgu Jiu–Craiova railway

Târgu Jiu → Craiova · Romania

Distance: 106 km
Fastest time: 2 h 54 min
Average speed: 37 km/h
Operator: CFR Călători ↗
Train: R 2080
Countries: Romania
In service since: 1888

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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.

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

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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