List of railway lines in Bulgaria

This is a list of railway lines in Bulgaria focusing primarily on intercity train lines. In 2019, there were of standard gauge railways, of which 67% were electrified. Narrow gauge lines amount to .

Train railways, as well as related infrastructure such as stations, are managed and maintained by the National Railway Infrastructure Company, which split from Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) - Bulgaria's national rail company - in 2002. The National Railway Infrastructure Company holds a virtual monopoly on ownership and works closely with the State Railways.

Non-train rail transport in Bulgaria is limited to tram and metro services in Sofia, both managed by their own municipality-owned companies.

Active lines

Bolded indicates main lines. Italics indicate narrow-gauge lines.

Name Route Length Gauge Electrified Usage BDZ Line 1 Kalotina – Sofia – Plovdiv – Svilengrad Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 2 Sofia – Mezdra – Gorna Oryahovitsa – Kaspichan – Varna Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 3 Iliyantsi – Tulovo – Dabovo – Zimnitsa – Karnobat – Sindel – Varna (ferry) Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 4 Ruse – Gorna Oryahovitsa – Dabovo – Tulovo – Stara Zagora – Mihaylovo – Podkova Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 5 Sofia – Pernik – Radomir – Kulata Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 6 Voluyak – Pernik – Gyueshevo Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 7 Mezdra – Boychinovtsi – Brusartsi – Vidin Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 8 Plovdiv – Stara Zagora – Yambol – Karnobat – Burgas Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 9 Ruse – Samuil – Kaspichan Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 11 Kalotina – Stanyantsi Standard No Freight only BDZ Line 13 Sofia – Voluyak – Bankya Standard No Passenger only BDZ Line 16 Septemvri – Dobrinishte Narrow No Passenger only BDZ Line 18 Stamboliyski – Peshtera Standard No Passenger only BDZ Line 19 Krumovo – Asenovgrad Standard Yes Passenger only BDZ Line 23 Yasen – Cherkovitsa Standard No Passenger only BDZ Line 24 Svishtov – Levski – Troyan Standard No Passenger only BDZ Line 27 Shumen – Komunari Standard Yes Passenger only BDZ Line 28 Povelyanovo – Kardam Standard Partially Freight & passenger BDZ Line 42 Tsareva Livada – Gabrovo Standard Yes Passenger only BDZ Line 51 Dupnitsa – Bobov Dol Standard Yes Freight only BDZ Line 52 General Todorov – Petrich Standard Yes Passenger only BDZ Line 71 Boychinovtsi – Berkovitsa Standard Yes Passenger only BDZ Line 72 Brusartsi – Lom Standard Yes Passenger only BDZ Line 73 Vidin – Koshava Standard Partially Freight only BDZ Line 81 Filipovo – Panagyurishte Standard No Freight & passenger BDZ Line 82 Filipovo – Dolna Mahala – Karlovo Standard Yes Freight & passenger BDZ Line 82.1 Dolna Mahala – Hisarya Standard Yes Passenger only BDZ Line 83 Simeonovgrad – Nova Zagora Standard Ongoing Freight & passenger BDZ Line 91 Samuil – Silistra Standard No Passenger only

Urban rail transport The capital Sofia is the only Bulgarian city with an urban rail network. These include trams and subway trains. Until 1964, a ring railway connected a number of train stations within Sofia. This abandoned railway has seen renewed interest in 2019, with proposals to either partially restore and use it for connections to Sofia Airport and subway stations, convert it into a "green ring route" for bicycles, or both. In May 2020, it was decided that parts of this railway will not be restored for train movement, but for bicycles and pedestrians instead.

Sofia's urban rail network is nevertheless integrated with the national railway network. Both the tram network and Sofia Metro have stations at Sofia Central Station, the central hub for several of the main train lines in Bulgaria.

Trams

Operational since 1901, the tram network had of track in 2016, servicing 14 lines with a total two-way route length of . The Sofiya tram network uses two gauges - 1009 mm (39,72 inches) and standard 1435 mm (56,49 inches).

1 Ivan Vazov quarter - National Palace of Culture - Macedonia Sq. - Central station - Kn. M. Luiza Metro Station3Zaharna Fabrika - Konstantin Velichkov Metro Station - Central station - Orlandovtsi4Nikola Petkov - Macedonia Sq. - Central station - Orlandovtsi5Knyazhevo - Krasno selo - Macedonia Sq. - Sofia Court House6 Ivan Vazov - National Palace of Culture - Macedonia Sq. - Central station - Beli Dunav Metro Station - Obelya7Borovo - NDK - Macedonia Sq. - Central station - Han Kubrat Metro Station8Lyulin-5 - Vardar Metro Station - Macedonia Sq. - Sofia Court House10Zapaden Park - Macedonia Sq. - Srebarna Str. - Vitosha Metro Station11Knyazhevo quarter - Konstantin Velichkov Metro Station - Iliyantsi12Iliyantsi - Central station - St. Nedelya sq. - Journalist sq.18Orlandovtsi - St. Nedelya sq. - Journalist sq.20Iskar tramway Depot - Poduyane railway station - Central Sofia Market Hall - Opalchenska Metro Station22East station - Poduyane railway station - Konstantin Velichkov Metro Station - Krasna polyana Depot23Geo Milev - Iskarsko Shose Blvd. - Obikolna Street

Metro

The only subway system in operation is also located in Sofia. It was unveiled in 1998 and has four lines with a total length of 52 km 32 mi and 47 stations. metropolitan.bg web site

See also Highways in Bulgaria

References

External links National Railway Infrastructure Company