Vicșani (Ukrainian: Вікшань) is a railway station near the town of Siret in Suceava County of northern Romania, 7km south of the Ukrainian border, on the line north from Bucharest.

The station functions as the border control point for crossings between Romania and the border transit station at Vadul-Siret railway station (Ukrainian: Вадул-Сірет) in Ukraine with immigration and customs controls. After crossing the border, trains can use gauge change equipment at Vadul-Siret to change from standard gauge to Ukrainian wide gauge of 1520mm.

Vicșani railway station

Vicșani railway station serves the Căile Ferate Române Line 500.

Vicșani railway station

In November 2022 as part of a joint Romania–Ukraine programme to provide extra rail capacity following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, six standard gauge and seven broad gauge tracks were reopened for traffic.

Vicșani railway station

See also

Rail transport in Romania

List of railway stations in Romania

Suceava railway station

References

External links

Map at Open Street Map

Railway stations in Romania

Romania–Ukraine border crossings

Buildings and structures in Suceava County