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Funds for Electric Train Procurement

Romania to Receive EU Funds for Electric Train Procurement

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.

CFR Calatori

Fatal train accident in Romania

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. According to preliminary information, four people were injured in the impact: train driver, two conductors and a passenger. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Kurier Kolejowy.

Grup Feroviar Român launches a new digital solution

745 million euros for the modernization of the railway in Romania

745 million euros for the modernization of the railway in Romania. The European Investment Bank (EIB) plans to allocate 745 million euros for the modernization of the Arad-Sighisoara railway, which starts a few kilometers east of the main station, about 30 kilometers east of the border between Romania and Hungary.