Bucharest North Railway Station

București Gara de Nord
Căile Ferate Române

View of the station building
Station statistics
Address Bucharest
Piața Gării de Nord
Lines Bucharest-Constanța
Bucharest-Craiova
Bucharest-Ploiești
Bucharest-Pitești
Bucharest-Ruse
M1 Line (Bucharest Metro)
M4 Line (Bucharest Metro)
Structure terminal station
Platforms 8
Tracks 14
Parking yes
Other information
Opened 1872
Electrified yes
Owned by CFR
Services
Preceding station   CFR   Following station
toward Arad
 CFR Intercity 200 Terminus
toward Oradea
 CFR Intercity 300 Terminus
CFR Intercity 400 Terminus
toward Suceava
 CFR Intercity 500 Terminus
toward Iași
 CFR Intercity 600 Terminus
P.O. Aeroport Henri Coandă
toward Galați
 CFR Intercity 700 Terminus
CFR Intercity 900 Terminus
Preceding station   Bucharest Metro   Following station
toward Dristor
 Line M1
toward Pantelimon
toward Zarea
 Line M4 Terminus

București Gara de Nord (Bucharest North railway station in English) is the main railway station in Bucharest and the largest railway station in Romania. The vast majority of mainline trains to/from Bucharest originate from Gara de Nord.

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History

It was initially named Gara Târgoviștei, after the road nearby, Calea Târgoviștei ("Târgoviște Road", nowadays Calea Griviței).

The first railways between Roman - Galați - Bucharest - Pitești were built in 1872.

The station and its surroundings were heavily bombed by the Allies in April 1944 during a campaign aimed at the German supply lines, since the station played an important part in the Romanian railway network and was the main departure point for troops headed to the Eastern Front.

Current status

Currently there are 14 tracks and 8 platforms.

As of 2009, Gara de Nord served about 200 trains, including domestic trains operated by Căile Ferate Române as well international trains to Hungary - Budapest, Bulgaria - Sofia, Republic of Moldova - Chișinău, Ukraine - Kiev, Chernivtsi, Serbia - Belgrade, Austria - Vienna, Greece - Thessaloniki, Turkey - Istanbul, Russia - Moscow.

The station is served by several bus lines as well as the Gara de Nord metro station. Also, the station is connected by CFR train to Henri Coandă International Airport.

Photogallery

Panoramic view of the station building

Distances between Bucureşti Nord and other station in Romania

Distances between Bucureşti Nord and some other station in Europe

See also

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gara_de_Nord Gara de Nord] at Wikimedia Commons