Bulgaria - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 13 December 2012 to 08 February 2013, 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) BG13/1

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

7620 Sofia - 08:37 Mezdra jug - Vidin
7624 Sofia - 18:35 Mezdra jug - Vidin
7621 Vidin - 08:46 Vraca - Sofia
7625 Vidin - 19:16 Vraca - Sofia


Plovdiv - Skutare via Filipovo [800] (53A2, not correctly shown; ERA1 110C2) BG13/2

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 - 05:04 Belozem - Plovdiv

Deletions since previous edition

Razdelna Avoiding Line: Trastikovo - Devnja. No service in 2010-2011 and 2011-12 timetables.

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)
- 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

The Kulata - Promachon (Greece) service ceased from 13 February 2011. It is not known when or if it will be reinstated.

See also