Alțâna railway station

Alțâna railway station
Location Romania
Coordinates 45°55′37″N 24°28′00″E / 45.9270°N 24.4666°E / 45.9270; 24.4666Coordinates: 45°55′37″N 24°28′00″E / 45.9270°N 24.4666°E / 45.9270; 24.4666
Owned by CFR Infrastructură
Line(s) Agnita railway line
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
History
Opened 1910
Closed 2001

Alțâna railway station was a station on the Agnita railway line in Alțâna, Sibiu County Romania.[1] The station still exists along with the track which has been protected.

History

The station was built by the Hungarian State Railways in 1910 who operated it until 1919 when Transylvania became part of Romania. After a decline in usage across the whole line and subsequent curtailing of the route in the 60s and 90s the station closed in 2001.

Future

Plans exist to reopen part of the line after it was protected in 2008. The local group Asociația Prietenii Mocăniței has taken on the task of restoring the route which has already restored a section of the line.[2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Nocrich
Line and station closed
  Agnita railway line   Benești
Line and station closed

References

  1. "Route Map". Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. "Route History". Retrieved 27 November 2015.


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