Trains are running again on the Galați–Bârlad route more than two years after floods in September 2024 shut the line, G4Media reported, citing Mediafax. Service resumed on Tuesday after rehabilitation works finished.

Galați prefecture called the reopening “an important moment for communities in Galați and Vaslui counties” after a long stretch without this rail link.

The restart was postponed several times. Traffic had first been set for 6 November, but technical tests on Friday morning found faults that needed extra repairs, the prefecture said.

Prefect George Toderașc said that although the reopening slipped by a few days, it mattered that defects were caught in testing and fixed before passengers returned. “I am glad this rail link has been restored and we will keep watching how services run.”

Rehabilitation took more than two years after floods wrecked infrastructure on the section linking Galați and Vaslui.

Local authorities say they will monitor operations in the period right after reopening.

Image: Galați railway station (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources consulted: Trains run again on Galați–Bârlad route two years after floods — G4Media.