List of railway lines in Bulgaria


This is a list of railway lines in Bulgaria focusing primarily on intercity train lines. In 2019, there were of standard gauge railways, of which 67% were electrified. Narrow gauge lines amount to.
Train railways, as well as related infrastructure such as stations, are managed and maintained by the National Railway Infrastructure Company, which split from Bulgarian State Railways - Bulgaria's national rail company - in 2002. The National Railway Infrastructure Company holds a virtual monopoly on ownership and works closely with the State Railways.
Non-train rail transport in Bulgaria is limited to tram and metro services in Sofia, both managed by their own municipality-owned companies.

Active lines

Bolded indicates main lines. Italics indicate narrow-gauge lines.
NameRouteLengthGaugeElectrifiedStationsStopsUsage
BDZ Line 1Kalotina – Sofia – Plovdiv – SvilengradStandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 2Sofia – Mezdra – Gorna Oryahovitsa – Kaspichan – VarnaStandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 3Iliyantsi – Tulovo – Dabovo – Zimnitsa – Karnobat – Sindel – Varna StandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 4Ruse – Gorna Oryahovitsa – Dabovo – Tulovo – Stara Zagora – Mihaylovo – PodkovaStandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 5Sofia – Pernik – Radomir – KulataStandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 6Voluyak – Pernik – GyueshevoStandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 7Mezdra – Boychinovtsi – Brusartsi – VidinStandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 8Plovdiv – Stara Zagora – Yambol – Karnobat – BurgasStandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 9Ruse – Samuil – KaspichanStandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 11Kalotina – StanyantsiStandardNo--Freight only
BDZ Line 13Sofia – Voluyak – BankyaStandardNo--Passenger only
BDZ Line 16Septemvri – DobrinishteNarrowNo--Passenger only
BDZ Line 18Stamboliyski – PeshteraStandardNo--Passenger only
BDZ Line 19Krumovo – AsenovgradStandardYes--Passenger only
BDZ Line 23Yasen – CherkovitsaStandardNo--Passenger only
BDZ Line 24Svishtov – Levski – TroyanStandardNo--Passenger only
BDZ Line 27Shumen – KomunariStandardYes--Passenger only
BDZ Line 29Povelyanovo – KardamStandardPartially--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 42Tsareva Livada – GabrovoStandardYes--Passenger only
BDZ Line 51Dupnitsa – Bobov DolStandardYes--Freight only
BDZ Line 52General Todorov – PetrichStandardYes--Passenger only
BDZ Line 71Boychinovtsi – BerkovitsaStandardYes--Passenger only
BDZ Line 72Brusartsi – LomStandardYes--Passenger only
BDZ Line 73Vidin – KoshavaStandardPartially--Freight only
BDZ Line 81Filipovo – PanagyurishteStandardNo--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 82Filipovo – Dolna Mahala – KarlovoStandardYes--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 82.1Dolna Mahala – HisaryaStandard---Passenger only
BDZ Line 83Simeonovgrad – Nova ZagoraStandardOngoing--Freight & passenger
BDZ Line 91Samuil – SilistraStandardNo--Passenger only

Urban rail transport

The capital Sofia is the only Bulgarian city with an urban rail network. These include trams and subway trains. Until 1964, a ring railway connected a number of train stations within Sofia. This abandoned railway has seen renewed interest in 2019, with proposals to either partially restore and use it for connections to Sofia Airport and subway stations, convert it into a "green ring route" for bicycles, or both. In May 2020, it was decided that parts of this railway will not be restored for train movement, but for bicycles and pedestrians instead.
Sofia's urban rail network is nevertheless integrated with the national railway network. Both the tram network and Sofia Metro have stations at Sofia Central Station, the central hub for several of the main train lines in Bulgaria.

Trams

Operational since 1901, the tram network had of track in 2016, servicing 14 lines with a total two-way route length of. The Sofia tram network uses two gauges - 1009 mm and standard 1435 mm.

Metro

The only subway system in operation is also located in Sofia. It was unveiled in 1998 and has two lines with a total length of and 34 stations. A third line is under construction.