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Bulgarian railways adds two additional Sofia – Bourgas night trains

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Two additional night trains will travel during the summer season between Sofia and Bourgas via the Sub-Balkan rail route, as

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Bulgaria 

Travelling time of trains from Sofia to Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities cut

June 1, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

As of June 1, the travelling time of all daily high-speed trains between Sofia and Bourgas via the Sub-Balkan Railway,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers steam train trips on narrow-gauge line in early June

May 25, 2022May 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering several trips on a steam engine-drawn train on the country’s narrow-gauge line linking Septemvri

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Bulgaria 

Transport Minister: Bulgaria looking to buy 1BN leva new trains, equipment

May 24, 2022May 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgaria is looking to buy new trains and equipment worth more than a billion leva (about 500 000 euro), Transport

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Romanian railways in joint offer of free travel to Ukrainians

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Refugees, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian state railways BDZ and Romanian state railway passenger operator Căile Ferate Române are jointly offering direct free rail transport

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways provides 10 400 additional seats for Orthodox Easter weekend

April 19, 2022April 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ said that it is to provide more than 10 400 additional seats on trains for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers free trips to those fleeing Ukraine

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian state railways BDZ said that from March 2 it would provide free transportation to people arriving from Ukraine by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering narrow-gauge steam train trips on September 4, 5 and 6

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering steam train excursions on the Septemvri – Velingrad narrow-gauge line on September 4, 5

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering narrow-gauge railway excursion on August 1

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

To mark the 95th anniversary of the line, Bulgarian railways BDZ and the narrow-gauge railway fan NGO have organised an

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