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Bucharest – Constanța railway (CFR Line 800) upgrade

Upgrade of CFR's main line between Bucharest and the Black Sea port of Constanța, via Ciulnița, Fetești and Medgidia. Since July 2014 passenger trains run at up to 160 km/h and freight trains at up to 120 km/h on most of the route; the fastest trains cover the 225 km between Bucharest and Constanța in under two hours.

Total length
225 km
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225 km
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Sections of Bucharest – Constanța railway (CFR Line 800) upgrade: status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
SectionsStatusLengthTimelineCostFundingContractorsContract terms
Bucharest – Constanța

Line 800 upgrade to 160 km/h for passenger and 120 km/h for freight traffic, completed by July 2014

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Opened225 km
  1. 2007Construction start
  2. Jul 2014Opened
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  • European UnionEU co-financed upgrade of the Bucharest–Constanța line (TEN-T Rhine–Danube Corridor)
  • National budget
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Funding

  • European Union225 km
    1 section
    • EU co-financed upgrade of the Bucharest–Constanța line (TEN-T Rhine–Danube Corridor)
  • National budget225 km
    1 section

A section that lists two sources counts its full length under each: the data records which sources paid, not what share each one carried.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Căile Ferate Române Line 800
  2. Capital: Premieră absolută în România: Un tren circulă cu 160 km/h pe oră!