Arad Central railway station

Arad Gara Centrală
Căile Ferate Române
View of the station building
General information
LocationPiaṭa Gării, Nr. 8-9, Arad, Romania
Coordinates46°11′22.5276″N 21°19′29.5356″E / 46.189591000°N 21.324871000°E / 46.189591000; 21.324871000
Owned byCFR
Line(s)200 Arad–București
215 Arad–Nădlac
216 Arad–Vălcani
310 Oradea–Arad–Timișoara Nord
317 Arad–Ineu–Brad
Platforms3 straight
Tracks7
Construction
Platform levels1
Parkingyes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
History
Opened25 October 1858
Electrified15 September 1975
Services
Preceding station CFR Following station
Terminus CFR Intercity 200 Deva
towards București Nord
Map
Location
Arad Central is located in Romania
Arad Central
Arad Central
Location in Romania
Arad Central is located in Europe
Arad Central
Arad Central
Location in Europe

Arad Central railway station (Romanian: Gara Centrală din Arad) is the largest railway station in the city of Arad, and the largest in the Arad County. It is the second largest railway station in the western region of Romania, immediately after Timișoara Nord railway station.[1][2]

History

The main building was designed by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff, when Arad was a major city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Operators

The station is being served by the infrastructure operator Compania Națională de Căi Ferate CFR, which owns the station building and infrastructure, and the private operator Regiotrans.

Arad Central services are in majority connected to the CFR 200 Main Line from Brașov/Bucureṣti Nord to Curtici. The Arad–Curtici line is the main railway link to Western Europe toward Budapest Keleti.

ICN/IC services

Series Train Type Internal Route External Route Frequency Notes
346
Dacia 		ICN București Nord–Ploiești Vest–Cîmpina–Sinaia–Predeal–Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici Lőkösháza–Békéscsaba–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu.–Budapest-Kelenföld–Tatabánya–Győr–Mosonmagyaróvár–Hegyeshalom–Wien Westbahnhof 1x per day Classified as EN346 outside of Romania.
347
Dacia 		ICN Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov–Predeal–Sinaia–Cîmpina–Ploiești Vest–București Nord Wien Westbahnhof–Hegyeshalom–Mosonmagyaróvár–Győr–Tatabánya–Budapest-Kelenföld–Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Békéscsaba–Lőkösháza 1x per day Classified as EN347 outside of Romania.
472
Ister 		ICN București Nord–Ploiești Vest–Cîmpina–Sinaia–Predeal–Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici Lőkösháza–Békéscsaba–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day Classified as EN472 outside of Romania.
473
Ister 		ICN Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov–Predeal–Sinaia–Cîmpina–Ploiești Vest–București Nord Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Békéscsaba–Lőkösháza 1x per day Classified as EN473 outside of Romania.
521
"Aurel Vlaicu" 		IC Teiuș–Alba Iulia–Vințu de Jos–Simeria–Deva–Arad 1x per day Forms from carriages from the IC 531 heading towards Oradea
522
"Aurel Vlaicu" 		IC Arad–Deva–Simeria–Vințu de Jos–Alba Iulia–Teiuș 1x per day Leaves carriages for the IC 532 heading towards București Nord
534
IC Timișoara Nord–Arad–Sântana–Chișineu-Criș–Salonta–Oradea–Aleșd– Ciucea–Huedin–Cluj-Napoca 1x per day No Sunday service and from 22.05. to 26.06
535
IC Cluj-Napoca–Huedin–Ciucea–Aleșd–Oradea–Salonta–Chișineu-Criș–Sântana–Arad–Timișoara Nord 1x per day No weekend service
536
IC Timișoara Nord–Arad–Sântana–Chișineu-Criș–Salonta–Oradea–Aleșd– Ciucea–Huedin–Cluj-Napoca 1x per day No weekend service
537
IC Cluj-Napoca–Huedin–Ciucea–Aleșd–Oradea–Salonta–Chișineu-Criș–Sântana–Arad–Timișoara Nord 1x per day No Saturday service and from 21.05. to 25.06

International IR services

Series Train Type Route Frequency Notes
78
Criṣ 		IR Timișoara Nord–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day IC 78 Körös in Hungary
79
Criṣ 		IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Timișoara Nord 1x per day IC 79 Körös in Hungary
372
Transilvania 		IR Sibiu–Sebeș–Vințu de Jos–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day IC 372 Transsylvania in Hungary
373
Transilvania 		IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Vințu de Jos–Sebeș–Sibiu 1x per day IC 373 Transsylvania in Hungary
374
Pannonia 		IR Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day IC 374 Pannonia in Hungary
375
Pannonia 		IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov 1x per day IC 375 Pannonia in Hungary
376
Mureș 		IR Târgu Mureș–Luduș–Războieni–Aiud–Teiuș–Alba Iulia–Vințu de Jos–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day IC 376 Maros in Hungary
377
Mureș 		IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Teiuș–Aiud–Războieni–Luduș–Târgu Mureș 1x per day IC 377 Maros in Hungary
1346
Muntenia 		IR București Nord–Ploiești Vest–Cîmpina–Sinaia–Predeal–Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. 1x per day
1347
Muntenia 		IR Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov–Predeal–Sinaia–Cîmpina–Ploiești Vest–București Nord 1x per day

Lines


  • Stairs leading to the tracks
    Stairs leading to the tracks
  • Waiting areas on the floor 1
    Waiting areas on the floor 1
  • Station building's front facade
    Station building's front facade

References

  1. ^ Timișoara Nord entry on the official Rail Portal of the Romanian Railways[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Arad Central entry on the official Rail Portal of the Romanian Railways[permanent dead link‍]

Arad Central Railway Station