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A map of railway infrastructure in Bulgaria. This is a list of railway lines in Bulgaria focusing primarily on intercity train lines. In 2019, there were 4,071 kilometres (2,530 mi) of standard gauge railways, of which 67% were electrified. [1] Narrow gauge lines amount to 125 kilometres (78 mi). [2]
Rail transport in Bulgaria includes passenger and freight operations over its 4,070 km (2,530 mi) network of mostly 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge railways. It is an important mode of transport in Bulgaria .
A BDZ Desiro train Map of Bulgaria's railroad network. In 2005 Bulgaria had some 6,238 kilometers of open access track owned by the state company "National Company Railway Infrastructure", including a 125 kilometers long 760 mm narrow gauge railway – the Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line and 4,316 km were considered main lines. [12]
On 1 January 2002, the new Railway Transport Act entered into force, passed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, according to which the National Company Bulgarian State Railways were split into two separate enterprises – a railway carrier (Bulgarian State Railways EAD) and an infrastructure enterprise (Railway Infrastructure National Company)
Standard gauge (left) and narrow gauge (right) tracks at the Bourgas Salt Works. The picturesque 760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line is 125 km long and features many tunnels, bridges, spiral loops and last but not least the highest railway station in the Balkans, namely Avramovo Station situated at 1267 m altitude.
Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line building, km 13+500, 1920's. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Bulgarian railways developed at a fast pace but there was an urgent need for more railway lines, the lack of which was felt acutely during the Balkan Wars and the First World War.