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My Romania > February 18, 2012

Romania revamps railways and train stations with EUR 500 mln ...

[Daily news in English from Romania - Romania-Insider.com] Four other contracts were signed for revamping Zalau, Botosani, Bistrita, and Ramnicu Valcea train stops. Around 70 percent of the funding will come from the European Commission, and the rest from the state budget.

September 03, 2011

"You have to pay for this" - Sibiu, Romania Travel Blog

[TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] We managed to make it through the six hour train ride but by the time we got to Sibiu, she couldn't even walk the 600 meters from the train station to our hotel, so we took a taxi to the hotel and Robin went straight to sleep. After napping for a couple hours, she was not feeling any better and after picking up a thermometer at the nearest pharmacy and confirming that she had a high fever, we decided it was time to go see a doctor.

Posted at 05:36 PM

July 02, 2011

Week 8 – Romania, Hungary and Slovakia: Europe Train Challenge ...

[As We Travel - Around The World Travel Blog] The train trip sounds….LONG, but it looks like you’re having fun too. Shame you couldn’t stay longer in Bucharest, but Sighisoara is beautiful and well worth the visit…hope to see you back in Romania soon…nmcmarina

Posted at 05:33 PM

March 08, 2011

Vlad from Romania / My Train Story - 10:10 TEEN

[10:10 TEEN] Not sure how old Vlad is, but we did say in one of our posts that anyone can join in :). We loved his story and all the photos in it, and we do hope it will inspire you to choose train more often!

Posted at 04:34 PM

September 17, 2009

Train-bus collision kills 11 in Romania

[Breaking News] Train derails near Maryland-DC line, killing oneWASHINGTON ”” Authorities say a six-car train has collided with another train near the Washington and Maryland border, killing at least one person. Washington fire spokesman Alan Etter says at least one person was killed, and this is developing into a "mass casualty event."He said crews are cutting apart the trains to get people out.

Posted at 05:34 PM

WORLD BULLETIN- TURKEY, MUSLIMS, ISLAM, BALKANS, CAUCASUS ...

[WORLD BULLETIN- TURKEY, MUSLIMS, ISLAM, BALKANS, CAUCASUS] Florin Hadarean, the head of the Regiotrans rail company that owns the train, told local Realitatea TV station that 15 people travelling in the train at the time were unhurt.

Posted at 05:33 PM

August 04, 2009

Life Under Communism in Post-War Romania: Doctor Says Totalitarian ...

[Suite101: Politics & Society Articles] They left Bucharest by train on a route that included a stop in Budapest, Hungary. Because of Hungary's communist ties, the family feared for its safety until the train crossed the Austrian border.

Posted at 04:33 PM

August 19, 2008

Train journey from Bucharest, Romania to Chisinau, Moldova

[Bizarre Places] By public transport: The train leaves from Bucharest’s Gara du Nord and arrives at Chisinau’s relatively modern (by Moldovan standards) station.

Posted at 04:35 PM