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Romania: Turkish firms win 600 mln bid to update rail line
Important railway in the northwest Transylvania region
23 January, 20:24
(ANSA-AP) - BELGRADE, 23 GEN - Romania's national railway
company says a group of Turkish companies have won a 600
million-eurocontract to modernize a key line in the northwest
Transylvania region.
The CFR company said Wednesday the 28-kilometer stretch would
be built in the next four years. It's the most complex section
of a 130-kilometer (80-mile) line that runs from the city of
Brasov to the medieval fortress town of Sighisoara in the heart
of Romania.
Built in 1873, the total journey currently takes between two
and four hours, slower than 15 years ago. With the new line, it
will take just under 50 minutes. Trains will travel up to 160
kph (100 mph).
The European Union will fund about 80 percent of the project,
and the Romanian government the rest. (ANSA-AP).
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