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From the 19th into the early 20th there were many and gauge railways in existence
The picturesque Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line is 125 km long and features many
From the 19th into the early 20th there were many and gauge railways in existence Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
, some were dismantled and others were converted to standard gauge.
Septemvri–Dobrinishte
The picturesque Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line is 125 km long and features many tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube cons ...
s, bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
s, spiral loops and last but not least the highest railway station in the Balkans, namely Avramovo Station situated at 1267 m altitude. The line is still used for regional services by no less than 5 pairs of diesel-hauled trains per day as of the 2011 Timetable.
There are a couple of preserved steam locomotives, but as of 2010 only 609.76 is operational and occasionally hauls tourist train
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s along the line. There are plans for restoration of the other preserved engines, but when would this happen is still unclear.
Other railways
Other examples in Bulgaria include the children railways in Plovdiv and Kurdzhali and theindustrial railway
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of the Burgas
Burgas ( bg, Бургас, ), sometimes transliterated as ''Bourgas'', is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a pop ...
salt pans.
The greater part of the extensive Sofia Tramway
The Sofia tram network is a vital part of the public transportation system of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It began operation on January 1, 1901. As of 2006, the tram system included approximately of narrow and standard gauge one-way track. ...
network is metre gauge.
See also
*Rail transport in Bulgaria
Transport in Bulgaria is dominated by road transport, despite nearly half of all paved roads belonging to the lowest category of roads. As of December 2015, the country had 829 kilometers of highways.
Buses play a significant role in long-dista ...
* List of railway lines in Bulgaria
References
*External links
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