The number of passengers who traveled by train in the first quarter of 2025 was 16.102 million, down 7.5% compared to the same period in 2024, according to data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the same source, passenger travel decreased by 8.1% in the mentioned period.Regarding rail freight transport, there was a decrease of 18.5 % recorded in the volume of goods, against the first quarter of 2024, with an increase only in transit, by 47.7%. 9.034 million tonnes of goods were transported, of which 79.9% in national transport.Significant shares in the total transported goods were recorded for coke, refined petroleum products (26.5%) and coal and lignite; crude oil and natural gas (21.4%) divisions. Regarding the route of goods, 36% of the total corresponded to the coke, refined petroleum products and 9.4% to basic metals; manufactured metal products, except for machinery and equipment.INS emphasises that most of the technical and economic indicators of the use of the vehicle fleet in railway transport recorded a negative development compared to the first quarter of 2024, a positive dynamics having been recorded only the following indicators: average running time of freight wagons (days) - increase by 23.5%; average commercial speed of freight trains (km/h) - increase by 1.4%.Negative developments compared to the same quarter last year were recorded in: average daily route of freight wagons (km/day) - decrease by 30.4%; loaded wagons imported from abroad (thousand wagons) - decrease by 17.5%; average daily route of locomotives used for the transport of goods (km/day) - decrease by 14.9%; loaded wagons on the CFR network (thousand wagons) - decrease by 11.1%; railcar mileage (thousand railcar-km) - decrease by 5.6%; average commercial speed of passenger trains (km/h) - decrease by 2.5%; average gross weight of freight wagons (tonnes/train) - decrease by 2.1%, etc.
More than 100 items, ranging from frescoes and paintings to sculptures, photographs, and other rare artifacts from Italian museums, will go on display in Timișoara for an exhibition looking at the city of Pompeii. Titled The Fragility of the Eternal. From Pompeii to the Grand Tour to Today, the exhibition will be open from November […]
NEPI Rockcastle, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest owner and operator of shopping centers, has inaugurated its first photovoltaic park in Chișineu-Criș, Arad county, in western Romania. The investment is part of its green energy programme, which includes a EUR 110 million plan for photovoltaic projects across Central and Eastern Europe. According to the company, these […]
A Romanian man sneaked into the museum five days before the theft of the Cotofenești Helmet and the Dacian gold bracelets from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. The new information, revealed from the criminal case by Dutch RTL Nieuws, shows that Andrei B. is believed to have...
Romanian construction company Concelex has secured a contract worth over RON 49 million (EUR 9.7 million), excluding VAT, to modernize the Arad Penitentiary. The project will focus on improving living conditions, energy efficiency, and safety standards across four detention pavilions and one technical building, the company said. The modernization works, covering nearly 18,000 sqm, will […]
The historic Casa Petrescu/Petrescu House, a late 19th-century architectural landmark in central Bucharest, has been sold to the District 1 Local Council for EUR 1.7 million, Romania Sotheby’s International Realty announced. The property will be restored and transformed into a cultural and educational center for the local community. Built in 1895 by merchant Dimitrie Petrescu, […]
Average budget for experiential gifts: 650 lei. Flight simulator, sports car driving, and wine tastings, the top choices of the past decade. Complice.ro, curator and provider of experiences for individuals and companies, celebrates its 10th anniversary, highlighting the maturity of Romania’s experiential gifting market. What started with occasional gift packages has evolved into an integral […]
