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The ACsEV (Aradi és Csanádi Egyesült Vasutak,
In 1886, both companies merged to form ''Aradi és Csanádi Egyesült Vasutak''. Soon the railway to Kisjenő was built. In 1889 the branch to Csermő was opened, and in 1889–1896, the line in Crişul Alb valley was prolonged to Brad.
Explanation:
:1910 – 1918:
:** connection to * connection to other MÁV-lines
:▬ joint use of a MÁV-line
:° connection to narrow gauge AEGV (Alföldi Első Gazdasági Vasút,
End of 1910 the company owned 41 petrol–electric Weitzer railmotors and 37 adequate trailers, furthermore 38 steam engines, 41 conventional passenger cars, 30 luggage cars, 30 luggage cars with a conductors' compartment, 9 mailcars, and 2069 freightcars.
The railmotors allowed quite a dense frequency of trains for local commuter traffic as well as for longer distances. They ran as ordinary trains, as express trains, and as mail trains.
Röll Dictionary of Rail transport (in German): ''Arader und Csanáder Eisenbahnen Vereinigte Aktien-Gesellschaft''
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: Arad & Csanad United Railways) were a Hungarian joint-stock railway company. Till 1920, the network had a length of 391 km. Since 1903, the company bought more than forty petrol-electric self-propelled rail cars, and thus for some years performed one of the most advanced passenger transports in the world. Due to changes of the borders, in 1920 more than half of the company's network was taken over by the Romanian Railways (CFR).
Predecessors
The ''Arad–Körösvölgyi Vasút'' (Arad – Körös-Valley Railway was founded in 1873. From 1 February 1877 to 25 September 1881, it built its line from Arad northeastward to Boressebes ( Ro.: Sebiș) in the Fehér-Körös ( Crişul Alb) valley. The ''Arad–Csanádi Vasút'' (''Arad–Csanád
Csanád, also Chanadinus, or Cenad, was the first head ''(comes)'' of Csanád County in the Kingdom of Hungary in the first decades of the 11th century.
Csanád defeated and killed Ajtony who had ruled over the region now known as Banat (in Rom ...
Railway''), licensed in 1881, built its Y-shaped network between Arad and Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...
in the short space of time from 5 November 1882 to 20 May 1883.
In 1886, both companies merged to form ''Aradi és Csanádi Egyesült Vasutak''. Soon the railway to Kisjenő was built. In 1889 the branch to Csermő was opened, and in 1889–1896, the line in Crişul Alb valley was prolonged to Brad.
Tracks
The network consisted of two main lines, connecting Arad in opposite directions, and three side lines, two of which forming a circle. * Arad** = Uj-Szent-Anna (Sântana
Sântana (; german: Neusanktanna; hu, Újszentanna) is a town in north-western Romania, in the county of Arad. Declared a town in 2003, it administers one village, Caporal Alexa (''Erdőskerek'').
Geography
The town is situated in the norther ...
) – Pankota ( Pâncota) – Borosjenő (Ineu
Ineu (; Hungarian: ''Borosjenő''; Serbian: Јенопоље/''Jenopolje''; Turkish: ''Yanova'') is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. It is situated at a distance of from the county capital, Arad, it occupies a surface a ...
) – Borossebes ( Sebiș) – Brád ( Brad) (167 km)
** Uj-Szent-Anna (Sântana) = Kisjenő (Chișineu-Criș
Chișineu-Criș ( Hungarian: ''Kisjenő'') is a town in Arad County, Crișana, Romania.
Geography
The town is situated on the north-western side of the county, at a distance from Arad, the county seat. The administrative territory stretches ov ...
) ≠ Kétegyháza
Kétegyháza (; ro, Chitighaz) is a large village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. It is one of the main centres of Hungary's Romanian minority.
Jews lived in the village in the 19th century and in 1 ...
** (49 km, due to a 120°-turn in Kisjenö almost two lines)
** Borosjenő – Csermő (Cermei
Cermei ( hu, Csermő) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, situated in the Teuz Plateau, in the basin of the river Sartiș
The Sartiș is a right tributary of the river Beliu in Romania. Formerly a right tributary of the Teuz, its flow was inte ...
) (14 km)
* Arad** ≠ Mezőhegyes – Nagylak ( Nădlac) – Apátfalva – Makó
Makó (, german: Makowa, yi, מאַקאָווע Makowe, ro, Macău or , sk, Makov) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 23,272 people and it has an area ...
* – Kiszombor – Szőreg* ▬ Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...
* (121 km)
** Mezőhegyes – Kovácsháza° – Kétegyháza** (40 km)
Explanation:
:1910 – 1918:
:Hungarian State Railways
Hungarian State Railways ( hu, Magyar Államvasutak, MÁV) is the Hungarian national railway company, with divisions "MÁV START Zrt." (passenger transport), "MÁV-Gépészet Zrt." (maintenance), "MÁV-Trakció Zrt." and "MÁV Cargo Zrt" (freig ...
' (MÁV)-line Szolnok
Szolnok (; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, wh ...
– Arad – Temesvár (Timișoara
), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor)
, image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg
, map_caption = Location in Timiș County
, pushpin_map = Romania#Europe
, pushpin_ ...
)
:En.
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: Alföld First Rural Railway)
:Actuel situation:
:= today part of C.F.R.-line 310 Arad – Oradea
Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the western par ...
:≠ today interrupted
:(in brackets: Romanian names)
Rolling stock
End of 1910 the company owned 41 petrol–electric Weitzer railmotors and 37 adequate trailers, furthermore 38 steam engines, 41 conventional passenger cars, 30 luggage cars, 30 luggage cars with a conductors' compartment, 9 mailcars, and 2069 freightcars.
The railmotors allowed quite a dense frequency of trains for local commuter traffic as well as for longer distances. They ran as ordinary trains, as express trains, and as mail trains.
Szeged–Csanádi Vasút
As a result of thetreaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in Versailles on 4 June 1920. It formal ...
, the network of ACsEV was divided in 1920. More than half of it came to Romania and was taken over by Căile Ferate Române
Căile Ferate Române (; abbreviated as the CFR) is the state railway carrier of Romania. As of 2014, the railway network of Romania consists of , of which (37.4%) are electrified. The total track length is , of which (38.5%) are electrifie ...
(C.F.R.): since 1923 was operated by CFR, and in 1927 the whole company was bought by the Romanian state.Radu Bellu: Mica monografie a căilor ferate din România, vol. III., Editura Filaret, 1997: page 114
The Hungarian rest was operated by ''Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút (GySEV)'' and in 1927 it was renamed to ''Szeged–Csanádi Vasút'' (''Szeged–Csanádi Railway''). In 1945 it was taken over by Ungarian State Railway MÁV.
External links
Röll Dictionary of Rail transport (in German): ''Arader und Csanáder Eisenbahnen Vereinigte Aktien-Gesellschaft''