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Romania To Close 1,000 Km Of Railroad, Lease Out 4,000 Km

12:11, 28 Mart. 2011
Romania will close one thousand kilometers of unessential railway infrastructure and 4,000 kilometers will be leased to private railway transport operators, Transport Minister Anca Boagiu said Monday.

Romanians To Buy Train Tickets From Automated Dispensers In Bucharest

18:03, 14 Dec. 2009
The passenger division of the Romanian national railroad company, CFR Calatori, will set up in Bucharest’s North Station automated ticket dispensers, and the program will be widened to include other large train stations, the company announced Monday.

Romania’s Freight Railroad Co CFR Marfa To Sack Over 6,000 Staff Without Severance Pay

13:54, 11 Dec. 2009
Over 6,000 employees of the freight division of the Romanian state-owned railroad company CFR Marfa will be laid off as of March 1, 2010 and will not receive wages as severance pay, according to the restructuring program sent to railroad unions.

Romania Made No Capital Repairs On Railway Infrastructure Btw ’08-’09 – Transp Min

14:06, 18 Nov. 2009
Romania’s railroad company CFR SA made no capital repairs on the country's railroad infrastructure during 2008-2009, not on a single kilometer of railway track, although nearly 5,500 kilometers of railway tracks require urgent repair works, Romania's Transport Ministry said Wednesday in a report.

Romania’s Transport Min Drafts Railroad Accident Investigation Regulation

12:45, 12 Nov. 2009
Romania's Transport Ministry drew up regulations setting investigation procedures for railroad and subway accidents and the document is to be approved by the Government.

Romanians To Buy Railroad Tickets Online – Draft Norm

18:37, 19 Oct. 2009
Romanian transport minister Radu Berceanu put up for public debate the draft norms on railroad transportation, referring to the online ticket selling service.

Romanian Prosecutors Launch Probe Into Main Suspect In Train Derailment Case

15:35, 22 Sept. 2009
The Prosecution Office with the Craiova Court of Appeals on Tuesday launched a criminal probe against a former railroad employee on suspicion of involvement in the railroad accident that occurred Monday morning near Carcea, in Romanian southern county of Dolj.

Romanian Railroad Unions Propose 18-Measure Recovery Plan

16:19, 01 Sept. 2009
Romanian railroad unions approached national railroad company CFR with a set of 18 measures for the financial mending of the railroad system and expect a reply sometime next week.

Romanian Railroad Unions Want 24 Compensatory Wages

18:00, 27 Aug. 2009
Romanian railroad unions agree with layoffs only if they are made in 2010 and the employees affected by the job scrap receive 24 compensatory wages, locomotive mechanics union leader Iulian Mantescu said Thursday after the meeting with the freight division of the national railroad company.

Romanian CFR To Lay Off Some 11,000 Employees

15:15, 26 Aug. 2009
About 11,000 employees of the National Railroad Company (CFR) are to be fired, according to data presented Wednesday to the unionists by the representatives of the Transports Ministry.

Romanian Govt Gives Transport Min RON7.5M For Railway Repairs In C Romania

13:38, 18 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Government could increase this year’s budget for the Ministry of Transport by 7.5 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2216) for works on the Brasov-Podu Olt railway line, which was damaged by heavy rain in July.

Romanian National Railroad Company Rents Out Train Station Spaces

16:17, 24 Iul. 2009
Romanian national railroad company CFR SA intends to put up for rent commercial spaces in 12 train stations, including Bucharest North, at starting rents between 0.8 lei (EUR1 = RON4.2156) and RON500 per square meter, VAT excluded, per month, according to the company.

Romanian Embezzlement Suspect Caught As Illegal Immigrant In The US – Police

12:57, 18 Iun. 2009
The former general manager of the Romanian National Railroad Company (CNCFR), Mihai Necolaiciuc, was detained by the FBI in the United States of America, for illegal stay, said Bujor Florescu, head of the Criminal investigations Department within the Romanian General Police Inspectorate.

Some 6,000 Romanian Railway Workers Protested In Bucharest Over Restructuring Plan

14:45, 29 Apr. 2009
The protests initiated by Romanian railroad workers ended Wednesday at 14:00 local time in accordance with the schedule, and unionists concluded their march at the Gara de Nord train station, from where each of them will head home.

Nine Romanian Railroad Companies To Undergo Restructuring, 4,000 Layoffs

16:58, 26 Feb. 2009
The Romanian Ministry of Transport will begin, in the next three months, restructuring nine railroad companies detached from mother-companies, in a process that involves the layoff of some 4,000 employees, said deputy secretary of state within the ministry, Constantin Axinia.

Romanian Railroad Traffic to Be Halted Friday Due To Union Strike

16:25, 04 Nov. 2008
The managers of the national railroad company passenger and infrastructure divisions failed to reach common ground in talks held with unionists, thus Friday, between 07:00 and 13:00 local time railroad traffic will be halted in protest.

Romanian Railroad Employees Accept Wage Offer, Cancel Protest

15:22, 25 Mart. 2008
Romanian railroad employees cancelled the protest planned for Wednesday in Bucharest and accepted the salary offer made by transport minister Ludovic Orban Tuesday.

Wage Hikes Over 10% For Romanian Rail Employees Entail Layoffs – Minister

11:05, 05 Mart. 2008
Romanian transport minister Ludovic Orban said Wednesday a wage increase of over 10% for railroad employees is only possible in the context of layoffs, and cutting expenses for maintenance and investments to hike wages is unacceptable.

Romanian Railroad Traffic Resumed After Warning Strike

10:17, 05 Mart. 2008
Romanian railroad employees ended their two-hour warning strike Wednesday morning and rail traffic has been resumed, but is expected to go back to its regular schedule around 8 p.m..

Romanian Transport Min Says Rail Employees Warning Strike Is Immoral

16:33, 04 Mart. 2008
The planned strike of railroad employees is immoral and affects passengers, Romania’s transport minister Ludovic Orban said Tuesday, adding he might appeal in court a potential general strike.

Romanian Railroad Protest Was Illegal – Transport Min

16:31, 01 Feb. 2008
Romanian transport minister Ludovic Orban stated Friday in a press conference that the halt in train traffic was not a spontaneous protest movement, because it kicked off simultaneously throughout the country and traffic was resumed in the same manner, making this form o protest illegal.

Romanian National Railroad Company Eyes Switch To Online Reservations

15:14, 13 Nov. 2007
Romanian train passengers will be able to purchase tickets on the train, starting with next year, after making an online reservation, while tickets for international traffic will be purchasable at any CFR Calatori desk, according to a project initiated by the Romanian Ministry of Transport.