FA M O U S R A ILW AY S IN M O LD O V A

TH .L.,,V.A LEC S A N D R I,
S C U M P IA ,M O LD O V A .

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 The first railway in Moldova opened in 1867, in what is now the
secessionist region of Pridnestrovie, from the Ukrainian border to
Tiraspol. This was extended in 1871 to Chiinu in Moldova
proper. The line was built to Russian standard gauge (then
1524mm). Further development took place at the same gauge,
including in 1877 a line as far as Iai in Romania, a country whose
railway network is for the most part standard (1435mm) gauge.
 In 1995, the main means of transportation in Moldova were railroads (1,138 km or 707
mi) and a highway system (12,730 km or 7,910 mi overall, including 10,973 km or
6,818 mi of paved surfaces). The major railroad junctions are Chiinu, Bender,
Ungheni, Ocnia (Oknitsa, in Russian), Bli, and Basarabeasca (Bessarabka, in
Russian). Primary external rail links connect the republic's network with Odessa (in
Ukraine) on the Black Sea and with the Romanian cities of Iai and Galai; they also
lead northward into Ukraine. Highways link Moldova's main cities and provide the chief
means of transportation within the country, but roads are in poor repair, and gasoline
shortages make interurban motor transportation difficult. The country's major airport is
in Chiinu.
 The movement of manufactured goods and of passengers
on all means of transportation started to decline in 1989.
From 1993 to 1994, for example, the total amount of
transported goods fell by 31 percent, passenger traffic
decreased by 28 percent, and the number of passengers
declined by 24 percent. The main causes for these
declines are the high cost of transportation, a lack of
fuels, and the poor state of Moldova's transportation
infrastructure: approximately 20 percent of Moldova's
roads are considered in a critical technical state.
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Connections exist to Ukraine at Kuchurhan, Mohilyv-

Podil's'ky, Ocnia. The track between Basarabeasca and Reni
crosses the border back and forth. The Kuchurhan crossing
as well as the TighinaTiraspolKuchurhan segment are
under the control of the Transnistrian separatist authorities,
the circulation of trains on the route depending on the level
of political tensions between the separatists and the
Government of Moldova.

Between Moldova and Romania there is a break-of-gauge

(Romania employing standard gauge). The most important
crossing (including gauge changing equipment) is Ungheni
Iai, another two are CantemirFlciu and Giurgiuleti
Galai. International passenger trains run to Bucharest, Kiev,
Minsk, Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
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