Currently, 40% of the railway network and over 60% of the bridges exceeded their repair deadline, which increases the risk of accidents.
The Ministry of Transports will ask the Economy Ministry to assign the funds, according to a document of the ministry.
The Transports Ministry also drew up an emergency ordinance in March, asking the government to approve RON828 million subsidies this year to cover the administration, maintenance and repair costs of state-owned railway company Caile Ferate Romane SA, or CFR.
The ministry said CFR revenues have been constantly dropping as of 2004, as the tariff for using the infrastructure applied to passenger transport only rose some 3%, while costs increased 28%.
So far, the government has not approved the draft.
CFR administers the railway infrastructure network in Romania, with a 20,000 kilometers length, the crossings, bridges and railway stations.
The company is one of the biggest debtors to the state budget and to utility suppliers.