Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea.... , Suceava County
Suceava County
Suceava is a county of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava.... , one of the oldest towns in, and a former capital of, the former principality of Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river.... . It is located 2 km from the the border with Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south.... , being one of the main border passing points in the North of the country, having both a road border post and a rail connection.
The standard gauge is a widely-used rail gauge. Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge . The distance between the inside edges of the rails of standard gauge track is .... on the Romanian side and continues as a Russian-style broad gauge
Broad gauge
Broad gauge railways use a rail gauge greater than the standard gauge of .... into Ukraine. Siret (actually a nearby village called Vadul Siret) is one of the few places in Romania which provides a gauge change equipment
Gauge conversion
In rail transportation, gauge conversion is the process of converting a railway from one rail gauge to another, through the alteration of the railway tracks.... , allowing transportation without transfer.
