Railways

The national railway operator is Căile Ferate Române. Căile Ferate Române is the official designation of the state railway carrier of Romania. ...

• Total track: 11,385 km (3,888 km electrified)
• Standard gauge: 10,898 km
• Narrow gauge: 487 km (1996)

Bucharest is the only city in Romania with an underground railway system, comprising both the Bucharest Metro and the light rail system Regia Autonomă de Transport Bucureşti. Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 228 km² Population (2003) 1,929,615[1] Density 9131. ... Metro is: a general term, synonymous with rapid transit, subway or underground, for an urban underground rail public transit system (see list of rapid transit systems); any of several specific public transport systems, including: Bi-State Development Agency in Missouri and Illinois, d/b/a Metro since 2003 Buffalo Metro... Bucharest Metro Map The Bucharest Metro (Metroul BucureÅŸti in Romanian) is an underground urban railway network that serves the capital of Romania, Bucharest. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Regia Autonomă de Transport BucureÅŸti is a public transport operator in Bucharest, Romania. ...

Rail links with adjacent countries

• Ukraine - yes - Break-of-gauge 1435mm/1524mm
• Moldova - yes - Break-of-gauge 1435mm/1524mm
• Hungary - yes
• Serbia - yes
• Bulgaria - yes

With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... Serbia, and in particular the valley of Morava is often described as the crossroad between the East and the West, which is one of primary reasons for its turbulent history. ...

Highways

More detail can be found at Roads and Expressways in Romania. Highway in Pennsylvania, USA The Pan-American Highway, in the Peruvian town of Máncora, where it serves as the main street. ... Romanias Road Network Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows: motorways (autostradă - pl. ...

• Total: 153,359 km
• Paved: 103,671 km (including 266 km of motorways - July 2006)
• Unpaved: 49,688 km (1998 est.)

Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ...

Waterways

• 1,724 km (1984) of navigable waterways.

Pipelines

• Crude oil: 2,800 km
• Petroleum products: 1,429 km
• Natural gas: 6,400 km (1992)

Ports

• Black Sea ports:
  • Constanţa (the biggest port and shipyard in the Black Sea)
  • Mangalia
  • Sulina
  • Năvodari

• Ports on the Danube:
  • Galaţi
  • Brăila
  • Tulcea
  • Giurgiu
  • Drobeta-Turnu Severin
  • Olteniţa

• Ports on the Danube-Black Sea Canal:
  • Cernavodă
  • Poarta Albă
  • Constanţa Sud
  • Agigea

Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... County Constanţa County Status Municipality Mayor Zanfir Iorgus, Social Democratic Party, since 2004 Area 62. ... County Tulcea County Status Town Mayor Aurel Dimitriu, Social Democratic Party, since 2004 Area 14. ... Năvodari is a town in Constanţa County, Dobrogea, Romania, with a population of 32,400. ... The Danube (ancient Danuvius, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river of the European Union and Europes second-longest[3] (after the Volga). ... County Galaţi County Status County capital Mayor Dumitru Nicolae, Social Democratic Party, since 2000 Area 241. ... County Brăila County Status County capital Mayor Constantin Sever Cibu, National Liberal Party, since 2004 Population (2002) 216,929 Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... County Tulcea County Status County capital Mayor Constantin Hogea, Democratic Party , since 2004 Population (2002) 91,875 Geographical coordinates , Web site http://www. ... County Giurgiu County Status County capital Mayor Lucian Iliescu, National Liberal Party, since 2000 Population (2002) 73,586 Geographical coordinates , Web site http://www. ... Drobeta-Turnu Severin is a city in Mehedinti county, Oltenia, Romania, on the left bank of the Danube, below the Iron Gates. ... County Călăraşi County Status Municipality Mayor Costinel Milescu, Peoples Action, since 2004 Population (2000) 31,434 Geographical coordinates , Olteniţa () is a city in Romania in the Călăraşi County on the left bank of the Argeş River where its waters reach the Danube... The Danube-Black Sea Canal is a canal in Romania which runs from Cernavodă on the Danube to Agigea (southern arm) and Năvodari (northern arm) on the Black Sea. ... County Constanţa County Status Town Mayor Hansa Gheorghe, National Liberal Party, since 2004 Area 46. ... Poarta Albă (literally in Romanian: ; Turkish: ) is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania. ...

Merchant Marine

• Total: 142 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,154,127 GRT/1,612,314 DWT
• Ships by type estimated as of 1999 :
  • bulk 16
  • cargo 110
  • container 1
  • passenger 1
  • passenger/cargo 1
  • petroleum tanker 5
  • rail car carrier 2
  • roll-on/roll-off 6
  • specialized tanker 1

Airports

There are 62 airports in Romania (estimated as of 1999). For more information, see Aviation in Romania. // History main article: Aviation history in Romania Romania has a rich tradition in the aviation field. ...

• Airports - with paved runways : 25
  • Runways over 3,047 m: 4
  • Runways from 2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
  • Runways from 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12

• Airports - with unpaved runways : 37
  • Runways from 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
  • Runways from 914 to 1,523 m: 12
  • Runways under 914 m: 23

• Heliports 1

Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ...

See also

• Romania