CFM reopens Prut-2–Fălciu rail line linking Moldova and Romania

On 22 April 2026 Moldovan state railway CFM resumed train services between Prut-2 (Moldova) and Fălciu (Romania); the last freight train had run there in 1989 and passenger services ended in 2009. The basis is a refurbishment programme begun in 2025 and paid for from the Moldovan government's budget: about 4 km of track was fully renewed, the Prut bridge and the border stations Prut 2 and Fălciu were repaired, more than 3,000 sleepers were laid and the riverbank was reinforced; the line is set up for broad gauge (1,520 mm) and standard gauge (1,435 mm) and so links directly to the Romanian network. A technical inspection on 16 December 2025 confirmed that it works, and CFM director general Serghei Cotelinic had inspected the works on 20 March 2026, when conversion to the European gauge was still under way. (LOK Report, 26 Mar 2026 and 27 Apr 2026)