Romanian rail wants a railway advisory council to get back on track

The private Romanian rail sector wants to establish an advisory council to get the country’s rail back on track. The Employers’ Organization of Private Railway Companies in Romania (OPSFPR) and the Romanian Railway Industry Association (AIF) are spearheading the initiative, saying that it should be an independent, honorary and consultative body intended to contribute to the revitalisation of Romanian rail.

The rail sector in Romania is in a precarious position. The country’s freight branch complained in 2024 that trains took “a week to travel 200 kilometres”. Its national freight operator, CFR Marfă, is ban…