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First 19 modernised railway carriages from Deutsche Bahn arrive in Bulgaria

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

The first 19 modernised railway carriages that Bulgarian state railways BDZ had bought from Germany’s Deutsche Bahn arrived in Bulgaria

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Business 

Bulgaria signs 300M leva contract for seven double-decker trains

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgaria’s caretaker Transport Minister Georgi Gvozdeikov and the management of Polish company Stadler Polska Sp. z o. o. signed on

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Business 

Bulgarian railways to increase ticket prices as of May 7

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ said on April 15 that it is changing the prices of train tickets due to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways BDZ, Deutsche Bahn conclude contract for supply of 76 modernised carriages

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

BDZ-Passenger Transport and Deutsche Bahn signed on March 29 a contract for the supply of 76 modernised passenger carriages, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways amends timetables on March 30 and 31 as clocks change to daylight saving

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

As clocks in Bulgaria are changed to summer daily saving time overnight this weekend, all trains running after 3am on

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Business 

Bulgarian railways signs 91.2M leva contract for 10 new Siemens Smartron locomotives

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ signed on December 18 a contract valued at 91.2 million leva (about 46.6 million euro) for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways organising Christmas steam train excursions in December 2023

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ has announced special Christmas steam train rides in December 2023. The Christmas trains will travel on

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Leisure 

Bulgaria’s Rhodope narrow-gauge railway adds carriages for bikes, ski equipment

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Two new carriages for transporting bicycles and ski equipment will be added on weekends every Saturday and Sunday from November

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Leisure 

Bulgarian railways offers Sofia-Bankya steam train excursion on September 23

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is organising a steam train excursion between Sofia and Bankya on September 23, part of a

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