Romania (train)

Romania

Westbound train 461/465, together with the Bosphorus Express, waiting to depart Bucharest.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Southern Romania, northwest Bulgaria
Current operator(s)	Căile Ferate Române, Bulgarian State Railways
Route
Termini	North station, Bucharest Central station, Sofia
Stops	22
Distance travelled	297 km (185 mi)
Average journey time	9 hours, 40 minutes (westbound) 9 hours, 58 minutes (eastbound)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	461 (westbound) 460 (eastbound)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map Legend Station Bucharest Bucharest Giurgiu Giurgiu Teleorman Videle Teleorman Giurgiu Giurgiu Danube Romania Bulgaria Ruse Ivanovo Dve Mogili Borovo Bjala Ruse Veliko Tarnovo Polski Trambesh Gorna Orjahovica Bosphorus Express to Istanbul, Turkey Pavlikeni Veliko Tarnovo Pleven Levski Pleven Lovech Lovech Pleven Pleven Pazardzhik Sofia Province Dolni Dabnik Gorni Dabnik Telish Cherven Brjag Pleven Lovech Lovech Pleven Pleven Lovech Lovech Vratsa Roman Mezdra Vratsa Sofia Svoge Sofia Sofia-City Sofia North Sofia This diagram: view talk edit

Romania (Romanian: România, Bulgarian: Румъния, Rumŭniya) is an international passenger train running daily from Bucharest, Romania to Sofia, Bulgaria. During summer months, the train operates together with the Bosphorus Express from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovica, where the latter heads southeast toward Istanbul, Turkey.^[1] Romania is operated by two national railway operators: Căile Ferate Române and the Bulgarian State Railways.