Bulgaria - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 11 December 2016 to 9 December 2017, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations used are explained in the General Information document.
Obscure services
Mezdra Avoiding Line: Mezdra-Jug – Ruska Bjala
[200, 700] (ERA 110B3) BG17/1
This route is used by fast trains between Sofia and Vraca not reversing at Mezdra.
7620 | Sofia - 08:38 Zverino - Vidin | ||
7621 | Vidin - 08:53 Vraca - Sofia | ||
7623 | Vidin - 15:15 Vraca - Sofia | ||
7625 | Vidin - 20:23 Vraca - Sofia |
(Plovdiv –) Filipovo – Skutare
[800] (ERA 110C2) BG17/2
Most trains between Plovdiv and Skutare (and onwards to Mihajlovo) run via a shorter, easterly route at Plovdiv and call at Trakija. One train runs to the west and north of Plovdiv and via Filipovo:
8636 | Varna - 04:46 Belozem - Plovdiv |
(Sofia –)- Voluyak - Razmenna – Pernik-Razpredelitelna (– Pernik)
[556] (ERA 110A3) BG17/3
This is an alternative route to the main line between Sofia and Pernik, running from Sofia via Voluyak, Razmenna and a reinstated curve to Pernik-Razpredelitelna where it rejoins the main line to Pernik.
Sub60201 | 07:08 Sofia - Pernik | ||
Sub60203 | 17:55 Sofia - Pernik | ||
Sub60202 | 05:28 Pernik - Sofia | ||
Sub60204 | 17:50 Pernik - Sofia |
(Sofia) - Cherepish – Lyutibrod (– Mezdra)
[200] (ERA 110B3) BG17/4
Between Lyutibrod and Cherepish the two tracks are on very different alignments for over a kilometre and are up to 170 metres apart. Indeed for a time the tracks are on opposite sides of the river Iskar.
Other sparse services
The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than three trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday:
224 | (Levski -) Lovech - Trojan |
226 | Shumen - Komunari |
228 | (Poveljanovo -) Dobrich - Kardam |
300 | Sofia Sever - Stolnik via Kremikovtzi |
401 | Dimitrovgrad - Momchilgrad |
500 | Dupnica - Bobov Dol |
600 | (Sofia -) Volujak - Pernik via Hrabarsko and from an unknown date also via Pernik-Razpredelit [reverse] |
600 | Kjustendil - Gjueshevo |
882 | Filipovo - Panagjurishte |
900 | Samuil - Silistra |
- | Dragoman - Dimitrovgrad (Serbia) |
- | Ruse - Giurgiu Nord (Romania) |
- | Vidin - Calafat (Romania) |
- | Kulata - Promachon (Greece) |
- | Svilengrad - Kapıkule (Turkey) |
Deletions since previous edition
116 Septemvri to Dobrinishte now has four trains a day each way, so no longer a sparse service.