Arad Central Railway Station

Arad Gara Centrală
Căile Ferate Române
View of the station building
Location	Piaṭa Gării, Nr. 8-9, Arad, Romania
Coordinates	46°11′22.5276″N 21°19′29.5356″E / 46.189591000°N 21.324871000°E / 46.189591000; 21.324871000Coordinates: 46°11′22.5276″N 21°19′29.5356″E / 46.189591000°N 21.324871000°E / 46.189591000; 21.324871000
Owned by	CFR
Line(s)	200 Arad - București 215 Arad - Nădlac 216 Arad - Vălcani 310 Oradea - Arad - Timișoara Nord 317 Arad - Ineu - Brad
Platforms	3 straight
Tracks	7
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	yes
Bicycle facilities	yes
History
Opened	1858
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   CFR   Following station Terminus CFR Intercity 200 Deva toward București Nord

Arad Central Railway Station (Romanian: Gara Centrală din Arad) is the largest railway station in the city of Arad, and the largest in the Arad County. It is the second largest railway station in the western region of Romania, immediately after Timișoara Nord railway station.^[1][2]

History

The main building was designed by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff, when Arad was a major city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Operators

The station is being served by the national operator CFR, which owns the station building and infrastructure, and the private operator Regiotrans.

Arad Central services are in majority connected to the CFR 200 Main Line from Brașov/Bucureṣti Nord to Curtici. The Arad — Curtici line is the main railway link to Western Europe toward Budapest Keleti.

ICN/IC services

International IR services

Lines

• Line 200 : Curtici - Arad - Deva - Vințu de Jos - Sibiu - Făgăraș - Brașov (to Bucharest it continues as the 1000 main line)
• Line 215 : Arad - Arad Vest - Pecica - Semlac - Șeitin - Nădlac
• Line 216 : Arad - Aradul Nou - Zădăreni - Bodrogul Nou - Felnac - Sânpetru German - Munar - Secusigiu - Aranca - Periam - Saravale - Sânnicolau Mare - Dudeștii Noi - Vălcani
• Line 310 : Timișoara- Arad - Sântana - Nădab - Ciumeghiu - Oradea
• Line 317 : Arad - Ineu - Gurahonţ - Brad

References

Tourist sites in Arad
Preparandia Română Serbian Church Serbian Episcopal Palace The House with the Padlock Old Theatre The Red Ox Inn 'Trajan' Bridge
Arad Fortress
Administrative Palace Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre Neumann Palace Palace of Justice Cenad Palace National Bank Palace Bohuș Palace Szantay Palace Cultural Palace Herman Gyula Palace The House with the Cannon Balls The Water Tower Kohn Palace Old Customs House Nopcea Castle Andrenyi Palace Arad Casino Moise Nicoară National College The Old Cathedral Monastery of St. Simon Stylite Romanian Girl Gymnasium Boys Gymnasium 'Iosif Vulcan' Normal School for Girls Municipal Hospital of Arad Kovács Palace The Red Church Treasury The Neologue Synagogue Orthodox Synagogue The 'Ardealul' Hotel Roman-Catholic Church Roman-Catholic Church from New Arad Spirits and Yeast Factory Reformed Church Gara Centrală Arad Church "St. Martyr George"
Ștrandul Neptun The Mureş River Bank Park Three Islands Mureș Floodplain Natural Park Păduricea Vladimirescu Forest Arad Vineyards Lake Ghioroc
Cross of Martyrs St. John of Nepomuk Statue in Arad St. Florian Statue Bust of Aron Chorin The 13 Martyrs of Arad The Triumphal Arch, Arad The Statue of Liberty Holy Trinity Monument Bust of Avram Iancu Bust of Mihai Eminescu Bust of Dimitrie Tichindeal Bust of Elena Ghiba Birta Bust of Moise Nicoară Bust of Alexandru D. Xenopol Bust of George Coşbuc Bust of Petre Pipoş Bust of Ioan Russu Şirianu Bust of Gheoghe Popa de Teiuş Bust of Mircea V. Stănescu