Transport in Romania

Transportation infrastructure in Romania is the property of the state, and is administered by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Constructions and Tourism, except when operated as a concession, in which case the concessions are made by the Ministry of Administration and Interior.

Air travel is used for greater distances within Romania but faces competition from the state-owned CFR's rail network.

Romania has a system of large, navigable rivers, such as the Danube, Olt and Mureș that cross the country.

The first important human improvements were the Roman roads linking major settlements and providing quick passage for marching armies.

A fast-growing number of Romania's major cities have modern tram or light rail networks, including Bucharest, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca and Oradea.

Recently the tram has seen a very big revival with many experiments such as ground level power supply in Oradea.

Currently the A1 motorway, part of the northern branch of the Pan European IV Corridor, is open on 456 km.

It links Bucharest to Constanța (junction with A4) The A3 motorway, which is the largest motorway project in Eastern Europe with a length of 588 km from Bucharest to Oradea (near the Hungarian border), is open on 173 km.

The A6 motorway is also part of the Pan European IV Corridor, but near Lugoj it starts as the southern branch, that connects the cities of Sofia, Istanbul and Athens.

Bucharest has a fairly extensive subway system consisting of five lines (M1, M2, M3, M4, and M5) run by Metrorex.

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