Bucharest North Railway Station

București Gara de Nord
Căile Ferate Române
București Gara de Nord; Căile Ferate Române
	; View of the station building
Station statistics
Address	Bucharest; Piața Gării de Nord
Coordinates	44°26′46.92″N 26°4′27.15″E / 44.4463667°N 26.0742083°ECoordinates: 44°26′46.92″N 26°4′27.15″E / 44.4463667°N 26.0742083°E
Lines	Bucharest-Constanța; Bucharest-Craiova; Bucharest-Ploiești; Bucharest-Pitești; Bucharest-Ruse; M1 Line (Bucharest Metro); M4 Line (Bucharest Metro)
Structure	terminal station
Platforms	8
Tracks	14
Parking	yes
Other information
Opened	1872
Electrified	yes
Owned by	CFR
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București Gara de Nord (Bucharest North railway station in English) is the main railway station in Bucharest and the largest railway station in Romania. The vast majority of mainline trains to/from Bucharest originate from Gara de Nord.

[edit] History

It was initially named Gara Târgoviștei, after the road nearby, Calea Târgoviștei ("Târgoviște Road", nowadays Calea Griviței).

The first railways between Roman - Galați - Bucharest - Pitești were built in 1872.

The station and its surroundings were heavily bombed by the Allies in April 1944 during a campaign aimed at the German supply lines, since the station played an important part in the Romanian railway network and was the main departure point for troops headed to the Eastern Front.

[edit] Current status

Rail tracks

Currently there are 14 tracks and 8 platforms.

As of 2009, Gara de Nord served about 200 trains, including domestic trains operated by Căile Ferate Române as well international trains to Hungary - Budapest, Bulgaria - Sofia, Republic of Moldova - Chișinău, Ukraine - Kiev, Chernivtsi, Serbia - Belgrade, Austria - Vienna, Greece - Thessaloniki, Turkey - Istanbul, Russia - Moscow.

The station is served by several bus lines as well as the Gara de Nord metro station. Also, the station is connected by CFR train to Henri Coandă International Airport.