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Bulgarian state railways have reduced the travel duration to some key destinations. Photo by BGNES
Bulgaria’s state railways announced Sunday that as a result of rehabilitation and repair works the travel time to key destinations around the country has been reduced.
Thus, the trip by train from Sofia to the Black Sea city of Burgas via Karlovo already takes under 6 hours, announced the National Company “Railway Infrastructure” (NKZI).
The trip from Sofia to Varna is 6 hours and 45 minutes, down from about 7,5 hours, and the trip from Sofia to the Danube city of Ruse now takes 6 hours and 30 minutes.
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