Enthusiast's Guide to Travelling the Railways of Europe

Border Crossings: Moldova

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Moldova - Romania

Last update: 28 February 2010.

(Chişinău -) Ungheni CFM - Cristesti Jijia CFR (- Iaşi): [D] CFR operates 1435mm gauge trains to Ungheni.

(Basarabeasca -) Prut-2 CFM - Fălciu CFR (- Bârlad): [D] The track between Prut-2 and Fălciu was dual 1435/1520 mm gauge, but in 2008 the 1435 mm gauge rails were reported as disused and cut in places. The passenger service on this route appears to have ceased as from the start of the 2009/2010 timetable period.

(Reni (Ukraine) -) Giurgiulesty CFM - Galaţi CFR (- Barboşi): [D] A 1520mm gauge track for freight only runs from the Danube port at Galaţi (Romania) to the transhipment area of Giurgiulesty (Moldova) and continues to Reni (Ukraine).


Moldova - Ukraine

Last update: 11 July 2008.

All rail routes between this pair of countries are 1520mm gauge.

(Lipcani -) Criva CFM - Mamalyga UZ (- Chernivtsi): [D] CFM operates one daily passenger train pair (609/610 Chernivtsi - Ocniţa) to Mamalyga.

(Chernivtsi -) Lipcani CFM - border - border - Medvezha CFM (- Larga): [D] CFM operates all trains.

Medvezha CFM - Larga UZ: [D] CFM operates to Larga.

Ocniţa CFM - Sokyrjany (Ukraine) - Larga UZ: [D] CFM operates to Larga.

(Ocniţa -) Valchinec CFM - Mogilyv Podiľskyj UZ (- Zhmerinka): [D] UZ operates to Ocniţa.

(Rybnitsa -) Kolbasnaja CFM - Slobidka UZ: [D] CFM operates to Slobidka.

(Tiraspol -) Novosavitskaya CFM - Kuchurhan UZ (- Razdeľnaya): [E] CFM operates to Kuchurhan. However CFM suspended all passenger trains from 6 March 2006 due to the conflict with Transnistria over the new customs regime between Moldova and Ukraine. Passenger trains to Odessa and Ivano Frankovsk are cancelled, other trains are diverted. Freight trains between Kuchurhan and Livada (Pervomaisk) do, however, operate.

(Câinari -) Isserliya CFM - Karabutseny (Ukraine) - 121 km (Ukraine) - Basarabeasca CFM: [D] CFM operates between Câinari and Basarabeasca.

Basarabeasca CFM - Serpnevo I UZ (- Berezyne - Arcyz): [D] Closed to all traffic. There are long-term plans for reopening of the section between Basarabeasca and Berezyne, supported by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

(Basarabeasca - Taraclia -) 208 km CFM - border - Bolgrad (Ukraine) - border - Greceni CFM (- Etulia): [D] Two CFM local train pairs run daily between Basarabeasca and Etulia.

(Basarabeasca -) Etulia CFM - Frykecej UZ (- Reni): [D] Four CFM local train pairs run daily between Etulia and Reni.

(Galaţi (Romania) -) Giurgiulesty CFM - Reni UZ: [D] A 1520mm gauge track for freight only runs from the Danube port at Galaţi (Romania) to the transhipment area of Giurgiulesty (Moldova) and continues to Reni (Ukraine).


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