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==(Sofia -) Kalotina BDŽ - Dimitrovgrad ŽS (- Niš)==
==(Sofia -) Kalotina BDŽ - Dimitrovgrad ŽS (- Niš)==
[ED] BDŽ works generally trains to/from Dimitrovgrad, the present limit of electrification on this route.<br>
[ED] BDŽ works generally trains to/from Dimitrovgrad, the present limit of electrification on this route.
The BDŽ passenger service between Niš and Dimitrovgrad remains suspended in the 2023/2024 timetable period.


Additionally as of January 11 2024 no services were shown operating beyond Dragoman in the BDŽ journey planner<br>
There are no scheduled passenger services between Dragoman and Dimitrovgrad on the Bulgarian side, nor between Dimitrovgrad and Niš  on the Serbian side, in the 2023/2024 timetable period.


The Optima Express car carrying train [ https://optimatours.de/en/ ] runs via this route. The train runs once or twice per week in each direction between Villach (Austria) and Edirne (Turkey), between May and November. Foot passenger bookings may also be made. <br>
The [https://optimatours.de/en/ Optima Express car carrying train] runs via this route. The train runs once per week in each direction between Villach (Austria) and Edirne (Turkey), between late April and mid November. Foot passenger bookings may also be made.
It last operated on November 12th 2023 and it has not yet been confirmed it will be running in 2024


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 11:38, 26 July 2024

Note that there is a one hour time difference between Bulgaria and Serbia.

(Sofia -) Kalotina BDŽ - Dimitrovgrad ŽS (- Niš)

[ED] BDŽ works generally trains to/from Dimitrovgrad, the present limit of electrification on this route.

There are no scheduled passenger services between Dragoman and Dimitrovgrad on the Bulgarian side, nor between Dimitrovgrad and Niš on the Serbian side, in the 2023/2024 timetable period.

The Optima Express car carrying train runs via this route. The train runs once per week in each direction between Villach (Austria) and Edirne (Turkey), between late April and mid November. Foot passenger bookings may also be made.

See also