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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]
In 2023 Bulgaria announced it would buy €1.4b of rolling stock with EU provided funds. [5] Begun in 2019, by 2023 a rail connection with Istanbul was established allowing trains to run at a speed of 200 km/h. The double line has a capacity for 10 million passengers and 3.6 million tonnes of freight. [6]
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]
Measurement of track spacing from the rail head to rail head. By definition, the track spacing is given from centre to centre of a rail track. For an actual construction the distance is measured from the inside of a rail head to the matching one of the other track. As far as both tracks have the same gauge this is the same distance.
Sign panel displaying abbreviations of train categories Information display indicating the train's category and number (IC 86). In Europe, railway companies assign trains to different categories or train types depending on their role, [1] i.e. based on the used rolling stock, their speed (high-speed, higher-speed, conventional), distance of travel (long, medium, short), stopping frequency ...
By the arrival of the twenty-first century, Bulgaria's railway network was amongst the most dense of all Eastern European nations, having a total track length of 6,938km, 148 tunnels, 483 level crossings, and 1,016 bridges. [3] Roughly 67% of all track in Bulgaria was electrified.
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)
[a] Trains would still sound their horns upon spotting a hazard, such as a pedestrian crossing in the path of the train. [28] Implementation of the new "Quiet Zone" Final Rule was delayed repeatedly, but was finally implemented in the summer of 2005. Rail "Quiet Zone" crossings still require bells as part of the AWDs, in addition to the wayside ...