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==Recent and future changes== | ==Recent and future changes== | ||
Much of the network is electrified, and more electrification is in progress. Electrification work continues on the route between Plovdiv and the border with Turkey via Dimitrovgrad and Svilengrad. | Much of the network is electrified, and more electrification is in progress. Electrification work continues on the route between Plovdiv and the border with Turkey via Dimitrovgrad and Svilengrad. | ||
The section of table 331 between Kremikovci and Jana via Obedinena lost its passenger service at the end of the 2008/2009 timetable period. | The section of table 331 between Kremikovci and Jana via Obedinena lost its passenger service at the end of the 2008/2009 timetable period. | ||
==Special Notes== | ==Special Notes== | ||
None. | None. | ||
Revision as of 18:37, 3 January 2011
Country Name
Bulgaria (България)
National railway system
Bulgarian State Railways - Bulgarski Darshavni Železnici (BDŽ), Български държавни железници (БДЖ).
Official Website
www.bdz.bg
Language
Bulgarian, using Cyrillic script.
Currency
Lev (Lv, дв); 100 stotinki = 1 Lv
UIC code
numeric 52; alpha BG
Timetable
Journey Planner
razpisanie.bdz.bg/SearchServlet?lang=en
Downloadable Timetable
Not known.
Printed Timetable
Patevoditel (ПЪТЕВОДИТЕЛ). Includes all internal and international services. Almost completely written in Bulgarian, using Cyrillic script. The timetable map is diagrammatic and still shows a few lines that no longer have a passenger service. This can be very difficult to obtain, but a pocket-sized version "СЪКРАТЕНО РАЗПИСАНИЕ" with reduced detail is more generally available.
Engineering Information
Not known.
Maps
There is no published map of the railways of Bulgaria, except that in M.G. Ball's "European Railway Atlas". Web-based maps of Bulgaria and an enlargement of the Sofia area can be found at www.bueker.net/trainspotting/maps_bulgaria.php.
Gauge
Standard. The BDŽ line from Septemvri to Dobrinishte is 760 mm gauge.
Electrification
25 kV 50 Hz.
Rule of the road
Right.
Other Railways
None.
Tourist Lines
None.
Metro
Sofia.
Trams
Sofia.
Recent and future changes
Much of the network is electrified, and more electrification is in progress. Electrification work continues on the route between Plovdiv and the border with Turkey via Dimitrovgrad and Svilengrad.
The section of table 331 between Kremikovci and Jana via Obedinena lost its passenger service at the end of the 2008/2009 timetable period.
Special Notes
None.
