Double tracks
The history of Romanian Railways
The first railway engines in Romania
Danube bridges
Railway tunnels
Double tracks
Electrification of railways
Shunting yards
The founding of CNCF "CFR" SA
Public infrastructure
Essential objectives of the company
International relations of CFR
The informative strategy of "CFR" SA
Reshaping and renewal of the infrastructure
Personnel policies
"CFR" SA and the environment protection
Commercial offers of the company
CFR necessities and goals
Client necessities and expectations
From the
total length of 11.200 km of track, 22,6% (2412 km)
represents double track for the enhancement of the
capacity of transport of the circulation sections.
Since 1951, "The Company of Railway Construction
Bucharest" has realized a double track on a length
of 1952 km, from 2415 km of double tracks that exists in
Romania at this moment.
The
first double track in Romania was Iasi-Letcani (today
Cucuteni) track, with a length of 14 km, inaugurated on
January 25th in order to allow the circulation of the
work trains necessary for the construction of
Iasi-Dorohoi track.
The
following tracks were also doubled (in chronological
order):
- Bucuresti Nord-Ploiesti Sud (1891-1909)
- Ploiesti-Campina (1910-1912)
- Constanta-Cernavoda (1931)
- Adjud-Marasesti-Tecuci (1933)
- Teius Apahida (1938-1940)
- Campina-Brasov (1938-1941)
- Buzau-Marasesti (1940-1942)
The biggest and most important
works for doubling have been in the period after World
Wars, 1966-1980. Thus the Company of Railway
Constructions doubled 1379 km of track, as following:
- Faurei-Galati (1965-1971)
- Bucuresti-Rosiori-Craiova (1965-1972)
- Chitila-Golesti (1968-1972)
- Pantelimon- Cernavoda (1969-1971)
- Brasov-Campul Libertatii (1970-1974)
- Adjud-Suceava (1972-1975)
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