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BDŽ
The Bulgarian State Railways ( bg, Български държавни железници, translit=Balgarski darzhavni zheleznitsi, abbreviated as БДЖ, BDZ or BDŽ) are Bulgaria's state railway company and the largest railway carrier in the country, established as an entity in 1888. The company's headquarters are located in the capital Sofia. Since the 1990s the BDŽ has met serious competition from automotive transport. Up to 2002 the company also owned/managed the state railway (up to 2485 miles total 1435 mm & 760 mm (Septemvri to Dobrinishte only) track gauge railway tracks) infrastructure in the country, when according to EU regulations a new state company, the National Railway Infrastructure Company, was founded and became the owner of the infrastructure. Bulgaria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Bulgaria is 52. History The Ruse, Bulgaria, Ruse – Pliska - Varna, Bulgaria, Varna, the first Bulgarian railway l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BDŽ Class 04 (diesel)
The Bulgarian State Railways ( bg, Български държавни железници, translit=Balgarski darzhavni zheleznitsi, abbreviated as БДЖ, BDZ or BDŽ) are Bulgaria's state railway company and the largest railway carrier in the country, established as an entity in 1888. The company's headquarters are located in the capital Sofia. Since the 1990s the BDŽ has met serious competition from automotive transport. Up to 2002 the company also owned/managed the state railway (up to 2485 miles total 1435 mm & 760 mm (Septemvri to Dobrinishte only) track gauge railway tracks) infrastructure in the country, when according to EU regulations a new state company, the National Railway Infrastructure Company, was founded and became the owner of the infrastructure. Bulgaria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Bulgaria is 52. History The Ruse – Pliska - Varna, the first Bulgarian railway line, was started in 1864. The Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BDŽ Class 41 (electric)
The Bulgarian State Railways ( bg, Български държавни железници, translit=Balgarski darzhavni zheleznitsi, abbreviated as БДЖ, BDZ or BDŽ) are Bulgaria's state railway company and the largest railway carrier in the country, established as an entity in 1888. The company's headquarters are located in the capital Sofia. Since the 1990s the BDŽ has met serious competition from automotive transport. Up to 2002 the company also owned/managed the state railway (up to 2485 miles total 1435 mm & 760 mm (Septemvri to Dobrinishte only) track gauge railway tracks) infrastructure in the country, when according to EU regulations a new state company, the National Railway Infrastructure Company, was founded and became the owner of the infrastructure. Bulgaria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Bulgaria is 52. History The Ruse – Pliska - Varna, the first Bulgarian railway line, was started in 1864. The Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BDŽ Tovarnni Prevosi
BDZ Tovarnni Prevosi is the national rail freight business of Bulgaria, part of BDZ. History By 2010, BDŽ Tovarnni Prevosi reportedly held a market share (by tonne-km) of 77.3% in the Bulgarian rail freight sector; during the following year, it transferred 11.57m tonnes of freight, roughly 70% of which was domestic traffic. By 2012, the company operated 220 locomotives along with a total rolling stock inventory of 4,859 vehicles; of these 164 locomotives and in excess of 3,000 wagons were in excess of 30 years old. During the late 2000s and early 2010s, the government of Bulgaria undertook several efforts to restructure and reform the Bulgarian railway sector; these included the Lev 550m ($US 392.9m) capital increase to BDZ over six tranches between 2011 and 2016. The cash is intended to restructure the company by repaying some of its debts, which added to cost-reduction measures such as the disposal of some rolling stock assets and a reduction of its workforce. In May 2011, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
