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Special train links Bucharest and Iași to mark Unification Day

January 21, 2025

Romania celebrates 166 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities under Alexandru Ioan Cuza on Friday, January 24, which is a national holiday. To mark the special day, the railway passenger carrier CFR Călători will introduce the special Union Train "to carry the national message" from Bucharest to Iași and back.

Departing from Bucharest's Gara de Nord at 6:51 AM, the Union Train will feature a locomotive painted in the colors of the Romanian flag....

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/bucharest-iasi-train-unification-day-2025
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