Bulgaria - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 14 December 2014 to 12 December 2015, 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) BG15/1
This route is used by fast trains between Sofia and Vraca not reversing at Mezdra.
| 7620 | Sofia - 08:20 Zverino - Vidin | ||
| 7621 | Vidin - 08:43 Vraca - Sofia |
(Plovdiv –) Filipovo – Skutare
[800] (53A2, not correctly shown; ERA1 110C2) BG15/2
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 - 04:45 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
