Benești railway station

Benești railway station was a station on the Agnita railway line in Benești, Sibiu County, Romania.[1] The station still exists along with the track which has been protected.

Benești railway station
General information
LocationBenești, Sibiu County
Romania
Coordinates45°57′34″N 24°29′38″E / 45.9594°N 24.4939°E / 45.9594; 24.4939
Owned byCFR Infrastructură
Line(s)Agnita railway line
Platforms1
Tracks1
History
Opened1910
Closed2001

History

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The station was built by the Hungarian State Railways in 1910 who operated it until 1919 when the region of Transylvania became part of Romania. After a decline in usage across the whole line and subsequent curtailing of the route in the 1960s and 1990s the station closed in 2001.

Future

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Plans exist to reopen part of the line after it was protected in 2008. The local group Asociația Prietenii Mocăniței has taken on the task of restoring the route which has already restored a section of the line.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Alțâna
Line and station closed
  Agnita railway line   Vărd
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ "Route Map". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Route History". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.