The ACsEV (Aradi és Csanádi Egyesült Vasutak, En.: 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 Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

(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 Sebiș ( hu, Borossebes) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. Situated 82 km from the county capital, Sebiș is one of the most important urban centres in the Crișul Alb valley. It administers three villages: Donceni (''D ...

) 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 Roma ...

Railway''), licensed in 1881, built its Y-shaped network between Arad and Szeged in the short space of time from 5 November 1882 to 20 May 1883. Makói vasútállomás régen

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 Pâncota ( Hungarian: ''Pankota'') is a town in Arad County, Crișana, Romania. The town is situated at a 37 km distance from the county capital ( Arad), in the central zone of the county, at the contact zone of the Arad Plateau and Zărand M ...

) – 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 ...

) – Borossebes (

) – Brád ( Brad) (167 km) ** Uj-Szent-Anna (Sântana) = Kisjenő ( Chișineu-Criș) ≠ Kétegyháza** (49 km, due to a 120°-turn in Kisjenö almost two lines) ** Borosjenő – Csermő ( Cermei) (14 km) * Arad** ≠ Mezőhegyes – Nagylak (

Nădlac Nădlac (; sk, Nadlak; hu, Nagylak) is a town in western Romania, Arad County. A former part of the town lies across the border with Hungary; this village is called Nagylak. An international border town, Nădlac is the main border crossing into ...

) – 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* (121 km) ** Mezőhegyes – Kovácsháza° – Kétegyháza** (40 km) Brad-Bahnhof

Explanation: :1910 – 1918: :** connection to

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 – Arad – Temesvár ( Timișoara) :* connection to other MÁV-lines :▬ joint use of a MÁV-line :° connection to narrow gauge AEGV (Alföldi Első Gazdasági Vasút, En.: 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 county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

:≠ today interrupted :(in brackets: Romanian names)

Rolling stock

End of 1910 the company owned 41 petrol–electric

Weitzer railmotor The railmotors of J. Weitzer ''Engine- & Waggon-Building & Iron Casting Joint-stock Company'' ( Hu.: ''Weitzer János Gép,- Waggongyár és Vasöntöde Részvénytársaság'') were Europe's first self-propelled railcars with internal combustion ...

s 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 the

treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in ...

, 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''
Railway companies established in 1873 Railway companies established in 1886 Railway companies disestablished in 1945 Defunct railway companies of Hungary Regional rail in Hungary 1873 establishments in Hungary