Amid an ongoing rail safety scandal, Bulgaria is significantly modernising its rolling stock. Škoda Group has been awarded a contract worth more than half a billion euros to…
The Polish division of Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler has pulled out of two lucrative train contracts with the Bulgarian government, with transport minister Georgi Gvozdeykov blaming the deal’s…
Stadler has secured its first contract in Bulgaria, signing a deal with the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Bulgaria for the delivery of seven…
The Istanbul-Sofia Express will resume services on Monday, April 25, the Turkish ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced on Wednesday. The sleeper train was suspended in March 2020…
The Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) is combining its passenger and rail freight operations into one company in an effort to achieve financial stability, transport minister Nikolay Sabev announced…
The third metro line was put into operation in Sofia. It crosses the Bulgarian capital from northeast to southwest providing fast and reliable communication between the city centre…
Spanish technology company CAF was awarded three contracts in the signalling sector. It will install and refurbish the signalling systems on the domestic market as well as in…
German technology manufacturer Siemens Mobility will supply 10 three-car Inspiro trains to the Metropoliten company, an operator of the metro system in Sofia. All the units will be…
BDŽ Putnicheski Prevozi, a passenger branch of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDŽ), is upgrading its fleet. The rail operator has already refurbished 25 passenger coaches. By the year’s…
Pesa has signed a contract with Sofia Public Electrical Transport Company, the tram and trolleybus operator in the capital of Bulgaria. The Polish rolling stock manufacturer will supply…