Editing Transport in Moldova (section)

== Railways ==
{{main|Calea Ferată din Moldova}} 
[[File:Rebuilt Ganz MAVAG D1 DMU (14118056556).jpg|thumb|right|New trains of Moldova]]

<br>''total:''
{{convert|1138|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
<br>''broad gauge:''
{{convert|1124|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of {{RailGauge|1520mm}} gauge (2005)
The entire length of the [[Calea Ferată din Moldova|Moldovan railway]] network is single track and not [[Railway electrification|electrified]]. Much of the railway infrastructure is still in a poor state, all of the rolling stock being inherited from the former Soviet Union. Average commercial speed for passenger trains is {{convert|35|-|40|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} (including stops). However, substantial investments was made in building new railway lines since 2003, with the goal of connecting [[Chișinău]] to southern Moldova and eventually to the [[Giurgiulești]] oil terminal. The first such segment was the {{convert|40|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} [[Revaca]]&ndash;[[Căinari]] line, opened in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=14th Economic Forum, Part II EF.DEL/64/06 Prague, 22 – 24 May 2006 |url=https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/3/2/19299.pdf |date=24 May 2006}}</ref>

Connections exist to [[Ukraine]] at [[Kuchurhan, Rozdilna Raion|Kuchurhan]], [[Mohilyv-Podil's'ky]], [[Ocnița]]. The track between [[Basarabeasca]] and [[Reni, Ukraine|Reni]] crosses the border back and forth. The Kuchurhan crossing as well as the [[Tighina]]&ndash;[[Tiraspol]]&ndash;Kuchurhan segment are under the control of the [[Transnistrian]] separatist authorities, the circulation of trains on the route depending on the level of political tensions between the separatists and the Government of Moldova.

Between Moldova and Romania there is a [[break-of-gauge]] (Romania employing [[standard gauge]]). The most important crossing (including [[Bogie exchange|gauge changing equipment]]) is [[Ungheni]]–[[Iași]], another two are [[Cantemir, Moldova|Cantemir]]–[[Fălciu]] and [[Giurgiulești]]–[[Galați]]. International passenger trains run to [[Bucharest]], [[Kyiv]], [[Minsk]] and used to travel to [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Moscow]].

In 2022/23 major investment, supported by the EU, is being undertaken to renovate rail lines to provide freight facilities for Ukraine to connect with [[Constanța]] to export grain and import fuel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Moldova granted EU support for reconstructing critical railway lines |url=https://www.railtech.com/infrastructure/2023/06/29/moldova-granted-eu-support-for-reconstructing-critical-railway-lines/ |date=29 June 2023}}</ref>

The EU proposed in 2023 that their Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) be extended to Moldova and onwards to Ukraine with a standard gauge (1435mm) rail line, to assist in the integration of Moldova with EU rail networks. Starting with the [[Ungheni]], on the border with Romania, to Chisinau, by laying a new line alongside the existing 1520mm track, to avoid disruption.<ref>{{cite web |title=EIB study set out first steps for standard-gauge links to Ukraine and Moldova |url=https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/eib-study-set-out-first-steps-for-standard-gauge-links-to-ukraine-and-moldova/ |date=7 August 2023}}</ref>