Deva Transportation

One must pay particular care when traveling by train in Romania, there are a lot of old antiquated trains and carriages in use, while slowly undergoing an upgrade, the use of old rolling stock affords quite cheap travel for the poorer citizens.

However particular attention must be given to the fact that it is not uncommon for trains to travel with the outside doors OPEN even at high speeds, so if traveling with young children extra attention must be taken.

As of this year (2006) a policy of NO SMOKING in Romanian trains has been introduced, this also means no smoking in the toilets or passage ways of carraiges. After one warning persistent offenders can be arrested by the police.

Standards of trains vary, some are "stop at every station" along the way, others stop at main stations and there are also Intercity and trans-European trains. Make sure you have the correct tickets for your train, on most you get a carriage and set number.

Stops are not announced, and care should be taken you can see the name of the station you are entering, lots of upgrading is taking place in the major cities but rural stations can be very rural with regards toilets and such. (always carry your own toilet paper and wipes).