Bulgaria - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 11 December 2016 to 9 December 2017, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations used are explained in the General Information document.

Obscure services

Mezdra Avoiding Line: Mezdra-Jug – Ruska Bjala

[200, 700] (ERA 110B3) BG17/1

This route is used by fast trains between Sofia and Vraca not reversing at Mezdra.

		7620	Sofia - 08:38 Zverino - Vidin
		7621	Vidin - 08:53 Vraca - Sofia
		7623	Vidin - 15:15 Vraca - Sofia
		7625	Vidin - 20:23 Vraca - Sofia

(Plovdiv –) Filipovo – Skutare

[800] (ERA 110C2) BG17/2

Most trains between Plovdiv and Skutare (and onwards to Mihajlovo) run via a shorter, easterly route at Plovdiv and call at Trakija. One train runs to the west and north of Plovdiv and via Filipovo:

8636

Varna - 04:46 Belozem - Plovdiv

(Sofia –)- Voluyak - Razmenna – Pernik-Razpredelitelna (– Pernik)

[556] (ERA 110A3) BG17/3

This is an alternative route to the main line between Sofia and Pernik, running from Sofia via Voluyak, Razmenna and a reinstated curve to Pernik-Razpredelitelna where it rejoins the main line to Pernik.

		Sub60201	07:08 Sofia - Pernik
		Sub60203	17:55 Sofia - Pernik
		Sub60202	05:28 Pernik - Sofia
		Sub60204	17:50 Pernik - Sofia

(Sofia) - Cherepish – Lyutibrod (– Mezdra)

[200] (ERA 110B3) BG17/4

Between Lyutibrod and Cherepish the two tracks are on very different alignments for over a kilometre and are up to 170 metres apart. Indeed for a time the tracks are on opposite sides of the river Iskar.

Other sparse services

The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than three trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday:

226	Shumen - Komunari
228	(Poveljanovo -) Dobrich - Kardam
401	Dimitrovgrad - Momchilgrad
500	Dupnica - Bobov Dol
600	(Sofia -) Volujak - Pernik via Hrabarsko and from an unknown date also via Pernik-Razpredelit [reverse]
600	Kjustendil - Gjueshevo
882	Filipovo - Panagjurishte
900	Samuil - Silistra
-	Dragoman - Dimitrovgrad (Serbia)
-	Ruse - Giurgiu Nord (Romania)
-	Vidin - Calafat (Romania)
-	Kulata - Promachon (Greece)
-	Svilengrad - Kapıkule (Turkey)

Deletions since previous edition

The number of trains required to qualify as a sparse service has been reduced from 4 to 3, in line with Romania. The following services are therefore no longer sparse.

• 224 (Levski -) Lovech - Trojan
• 300 Sofia Sever - Stolnik via Kremikovtzi
• 882 Filipovo -
• 900 Samuil - Silistra

See also

• Bulgaria
• Bulgaria - General Information