Căile Ferate Române (CFR)

A recent tender has been announced for the reconstruction of two key sections of railway infrastructure totaling $1. 04 billion, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Alstom has finished work on a new maintenance depot in Romania, which will test and inspect new national electric trains, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

ABB, in collaboration with Romanian company Reloc, will supply equipment for the modernization of 19 LE 5100 electric locomotives used by CFR Călători, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Romania's Railway Reform Authority (ARF) announced Alstom as the winner of the competition to deliver 16 four-axle electric locomotives, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The contract between the Polish company PESA and the Romanian Railways has been finalized in Bucharest, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

In December, uninterrupted train transit was initiated on the sections from Jurjulești to Ețulia, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The rolling stock procurement program in Romania is set to receive €470 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB), as announced by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the Railway Reform Office (ARF), this is reported by the railway transport news portal, Railway Supply.

Thanks to this agreement, the Polish manufacturer will expand its presence in Romania, building on recent European success in the Czech Republic, as reported by the railway portal Railway SupplyThe Romanian Railway Reform Authority has selected the Polish rolling stock manufacturer PESA to supply 20 new EMU Inter-Regio/REIR trains with an option for nine more.

The European Commission has allocated over 52 million euros through the Cohesion Fund to support the Romanian train procurement project, which includes 37 electric trains for interregional railway routes, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

The Ukrainian government proposes to modernize the freight infrastructure at the border with Romania in order to increase capacity and enhance transportation efficiency, according to the railway journal Railway Supply citing CTS.

The Romanian carrier CFR Călători reported that on Saturday evening, March 25, 2023, at the Galati station, while coupling the Regio 7576 Galati-Măreşti train, the locomotive crashed into the first carriage.

The first Ukrainian train was tested on the broad-gauge line Berlibash-Valea Visheului on November 8, 2022, providing a cross-border connection to the Romanian railway network.