Arad railway station (Romanian: Gara Arad) is the largest railway station in the city of Arad, and the largest in Arad County. It is the second largest railway station in the western region of Romania, immediately after Timișoara Nord railway station.
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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 managed by the infrastructure operator Compania Națională de Căi Ferate CFR, which owns the station building and infrastructure, and served by trains of the state-owned operator and multiple private operators.
Train services mostly run on 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.
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