Bulgaria - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 13 December 2015 to 10 December 2016, 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) BG16/1
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] (53A2, not correctly shown; ERA1 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] (52B2, not shown; ERA1 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] (52B2, not shown; ERA1 110B3) BG16/4
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 four trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday:
| 224 | (Levski -) Lovech - Trojan |
| 226 | Shumen - Komunari |
| 228 | (Poveljanovo -) Dobrich - Kardam |
| 300 | Sofia Sever - Stolnik via Kremikovtzi |
| 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
116 Septemvri to Dobrinishte now has four trains a day each way, so no longer a sparse service.
