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Top 10 rail journeys and stations in Romania

10 great train journeys and stations in Romania, from scenic lines to sleeper services.

10 rail journeys

  1. 1
    Heritage railway

    Mocănița Vaser Valley Railway

    Vișeu de Sus

    Steam-hauled forestry railway in Maramureș, one of the last working narrow-gauge logging lines in Europe.

  2. 2
    Mountain railway

    Oravița–Anina Railway

    Oravița – Anina

    Romania's oldest mountain line, nicknamed the Semmering of Banat for its tunnels and viaducts.

  3. 3
    Scenic route

    Prahova Valley Line

    Bucharest – Brașov

    Main line from Bucharest climbing past Sinaia and Bușteni through the Carpathians to Brașov.

  4. 4
    Sleeper & night train

    Prietenia Night Train

    Bucharest – Chișinău

    Daily sleeper train linking the capitals of Romania and Moldova, changing gauge at Ungheni.

  5. 5
    Scenic route

    Danube Iron Gates Line

    Timișoara – Drobeta-Turnu Severin

    Line following the Danube gorge at the Iron Gates between Orșova and Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

  6. 6
    Scenic route

    Mureș Gorge Line

    Deda – Toplița

    Line threading the forested Mureș Gorge between the Călimani and Gurghiu mountains.

  7. 7
    Heritage railway

    Mocănița Huțulca

    Moldovița

    Restored narrow-gauge forestry railway in Bukovina near the painted monastery of Moldovița.

  8. 8
    Landmark station

    Bucharest North Railway Station

    Bucharest

    Gara de Nord, the capital's principal station and hub of the national rail network since 1872.

  9. 9
    Landmark station

    Iași Railway Station

    Iași

    Station of 1870 whose façade is modelled on the Doge's Palace in Venice.

  10. 10
    Landmark station

    Sinaia Railway Station

    Sinaia

    Mountain resort station with a royal waiting room built for the court at nearby Peleș Castle.

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