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Coronavirus: Bulgarian railways suspends international trains from March 17

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, new coronavirus

As of March 17, the movement of all international trains through the border crossings of Bulgaria will be stopped because

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways says taking preventative measures against coronavirus

March 12, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, new coronavirus

The passenger services subsidiary of Bulgarian state railways BDZ says that it is undertaking a number of preventative measures to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways adds carriages to narrow-gauge train for March 3 holiday

February 21, 2020February 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ says that it is adding five additional carriages to the popular narrow-gauge train that runs between

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways announces 246M leva tender for 16 new electric trains

January 3, 2020January 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ Passenger Transport has announced a public procurement for 16 newly-manufactured electric trains, intended for use on

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Bulgaria 

Four bid to supply 10 new locomotives to Bulgarian state railways

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

There have been four bidders to supply 10 newly-built locomotives to Bulgarian state railways BDZ for use on passenger trains,

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Business 

Bulgaria’s BDZ signs 137M leva contract with Alstom for overhaul of electric and diesel engines

December 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

BDZ Passenger Transport Ltd has signed a contract valued at 137 million leva (about 70 million euro) with Alstom Transport

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers narrow-gauge rail steam train trip on December 21

December 18, 2019December 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering an excursion on the Septembri – Velingrad narrow-gauge railway line on December 21, with

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Bulgaria 

Longest railway tunnel in the Balkans to be built on Sofia – Plovdiv line

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgaria’s National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) has signed a contract worth more than 498.8 million leva, excluding VAT, with a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways to halt trains for an hour on October 27 as clocks change to winter time

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is to halt 13 passenger trains at various stations on October 27 as clocks change to

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