Bulgaria - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 15 December 2013 to 30 April 2014, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations used are explained in the General Information document.

Obscure services

Mezdra Avoiding Line: Mezdra-Jug – Ruska Bjala

[200, 700] (52B3, not shown; ERA1 110B3) BG14/1

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

		7620	Sofia - 08:22 Zverino - Vidin
		7622	Sofia - 1323 Mezdra Jug. - Vidin
		7624	Sofia - 18:53 Mezdra jug - Vidin
		7621	Vidin - 08:39 Vraca - Sofia
		7625	Vidin - 20:25 Vraca - Sofia

(Plovdiv –) Filipovo – Skutare

[800] (53A2, not correctly shown; ERA1 110C2) BG14/2

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

8636

Varna - 05:26 Belozem - Plovdiv

Other sparse services

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

224	(Levski -) Lovech - Trojan
228	(Poveljanovo -) Dobrich - Kardam
401	Dimitrovgrad - Momchilgrad
551	Dupnica - Bobov Dol
556	(Sofia -) Volujak - Pernik via Hrabarsko
600	Kjustendil - Gjueshevo
881	Filipovo - Panagjurishte
991	(Samuil - ) Isperih -Silistra
-	Dragoman - Dimitrovgrad (Serbia)
-	Ruse - Giurgiu Nord (Romania)
-	Vidin - Calafat (Romania)
-	Kulata - Promachon (Greece)
-	Svilengrad - Kapıkule (Turkey) [1 train each way per day]

Lines without train services

The following line has no train service, but is still shown on the timetable map.

333	Sofia - Musachevo - Obedinena - Kremikovci - Sofia

Deletions since previous edition

None

See also

• Bulgaria
• Bulgaria - General Information