# Arad Central railway station

Arad Central railway station (Romanian: Gara Centrală din Arad) is the largest railway station in the city of Arad, and the largest in the Arad County. It is the second largest railway station in the western region of Romania, immediately after Timișoara Nord railway station.

## History

The main building was designed by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff, when Arad was a major city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

## Operators

The station is being served by the infrastructure operator Compania Națională de Căi Ferate CFR, which owns the station building and infrastructure, and the private operator Regiotrans.
Arad Central services are in majority connected to the CFR 200 Main Line from Brașov/Bucureṣti Nord to Curtici. The Arad–Curtici line is the main railway link to Western Europe toward Budapest Keleti.

### ICN/IC services

| Series | Train Type | Internal Route | External Route | Frequency | Notes |
| 346 Dacia | ICN | București Nord–Ploiești Vest–Cîmpina–Sinaia–Predeal–Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici | Lőkösháza–Békéscsaba–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu.–Budapest-Kelenföld–Tatabánya–Győr–Mosonmagyaróvár–Hegyeshalom–Wien Westbahnhof | 1x per day | Classified as EN346 outside of Romania. |
| 347 Dacia | ICN | Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov–Predeal–Sinaia–Cîmpina–Ploiești Vest–București Nord | Wien Westbahnhof–Hegyeshalom–Mosonmagyaróvár–Győr–Tatabánya–Budapest-Kelenföld–Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Békéscsaba–Lőkösháza | 1x per day | Classified as EN347 outside of Romania. |
| 472 Ister | ICN | București Nord–Ploiești Vest–Cîmpina–Sinaia–Predeal–Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici | Lőkösháza–Békéscsaba–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. | 1x per day | Classified as EN472 outside of Romania. |
| 473 Ister | ICN | Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov–Predeal–Sinaia–Cîmpina–Ploiești Vest–București Nord | Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Békéscsaba–Lőkösháza | 1x per day | Classified as EN473 outside of Romania. |
| 521 "Aurel Vlaicu" | IC | Teiuș–Alba Iulia–Vințu de Jos–Simeria–Deva–Arad | | 1x per day | Forms from carriages from the IC 531 heading towards Oradea |
| 522 "Aurel Vlaicu" | IC | Arad–Deva–Simeria–Vințu de Jos–Alba Iulia–Teiuș | | 1x per day | Leaves carriages for the IC 532 heading towards București Nord |
| 534 | IC | Timișoara Nord–Arad–Sântana–Chișineu-Criș–Salonta–Oradea–Aleșd– Ciucea–Huedin–Cluj-Napoca | | 1x per day | No Sunday service and from 22.05. to 26.06 |
| 535 | IC | Cluj-Napoca–Huedin–Ciucea–Aleșd–Oradea–Salonta–Chișineu-Criș–Sântana–Arad–Timișoara Nord | | 1x per day | No weekend service |
| 536 | IC | Timișoara Nord–Arad–Sântana–Chișineu-Criș–Salonta–Oradea–Aleșd– Ciucea–Huedin–Cluj-Napoca | | 1x per day | No weekend service |
| 537 | IC | Cluj-Napoca–Huedin–Ciucea–Aleșd–Oradea–Salonta–Chișineu-Criș–Sântana–Arad–Timișoara Nord | | 1x per day | No Saturday service and from 21.05. to 25.06 |

### International IR services

| Series | Train Type | Route | Frequency | Notes |
| 78 Criṣ | IR | Timișoara Nord–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. | 1x per day | IC 78 Körös in Hungary |
| 79 Criṣ | IR | Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Timișoara Nord | 1x per day | IC 79 Körös in Hungary |
| 372 Transilvania | IR | Sibiu–Sebeș–Vințu de Jos–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. | 1x per day | IC 372 Transsylvania in Hungary |
| 373 Transilvania | IR | Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Vințu de Jos–Sebeș–Sibiu | 1x per day | IC 373 Transsylvania in Hungary |
| 374 Pannonia | IR | Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. | 1x per day | IC 374 Pannonia in Hungary |
| 375 Pannonia | IR | Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov | 1x per day | IC 375 Pannonia in Hungary |
| 376 Mureș | IR | Târgu Mureș–Luduș–Războieni–Aiud–Teiuș–Alba Iulia–Vințu de Jos–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. | 1x per day | IC 376 Maros in Hungary |
| 377 Mureș | IR | Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Teiuș–Aiud–Războieni–Luduș–Târgu Mureș | 1x per day | IC 377 Maros in Hungary |
| 1346 Muntenia | IR | București Nord–Ploiești Vest–Cîmpina–Sinaia–Predeal–Brașov–Sighișoara–Mediaș–Blaj–Alba Iulia–Simeria–Deva–Arad–Curtici–Lőkösháza–Kétegyháza–Békéscsaba–Mezőberény–Gyoma–Mezőtúr–Szolnok–Budapest-Keleti pu. | 1x per day | |
| 1347 Muntenia | IR | Budapest-Keleti pu.–Szolnok–Mezőtúr–Gyoma–Mezőberény–Békéscsaba–Kétegyháza–Lőkösháza–Curtici–Arad–Deva–Simeria–Alba Iulia–Blaj–Mediaș–Sighișoara–Brașov–Predeal–Sinaia–Cîmpina–Ploiești Vest–București Nord | 1x per day | |

## Lines

* Line 200 : Curtici–Arad–Deva–Vințu de Jos–Sibiu–Făgăraș–Brașov (to Bucharest it continues as the 1000 main line)
* Line 215 : Arad–Arad Vest–Pecica–Semlac–Șeitin–Nădlac
* Line 216 : Arad–Aradul Nou–Zădăreni–Bodrogul Nou–Felnac–Sânpetru German–Munar–Secusigiu–Aranca–Periam–Saravale–Sânnicolau Mare–Dudeștii Noi–Vălcani
* Line 310 : Timișoara–Arad–Sântana–Nădab–Ciumeghiu–Oradea
* Line 317 : Arad–Ineu–Gurahonţ–Brad

## Gallery

* Stairs leading to the tracks
* Waiting areas on the floor 1
* Station building's front facade