Английская Википедия:Istanbul-Sofia Express
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The Istanbul-Sofia Express (Шаблон:Lang-tr, Шаблон:Lang-bg) is an international passenger train operating daily between Istanbul, Turkey and Sofia, Bulgaria. The train runs Шаблон:Convert from Halkalı station in Istanbul, west to Sofia Central Station in Sofia. The first train departed Halkalı station at 22:40 on 21 February 2017, carrying 22 passengers.[1] The Istanbul-Sofia Express is the successor to the Balkan Express, which operated between Istanbul and Belgrade, Serbia until June 2013.[2]
Overview
Train 493/81031 departs Sofia Central Station at 21:00 (EET) each day,[3] while its counterpart, train 492/81032, departs Halkalı station at 22:40 (TRT) each day.[3] These two trains meet at Kapıkule, on the Turkish/Bulgarian border, where customs and passport control takes place. During non-DST days, the train enters/leaves Turkish time (UTC+3) and leaves/enters Eastern European Time (UTC+2), setting the clock forwards/backwards by one hour after crossing the border.
Between Istanbul and Dimitrovgrad the Istanbul-Sofia Express runs together with the Bosphorus Express (464/465). From Dimitrovgrad, the Bosphorus Express disconnects and heads north to Bucharest, Romania.[4]
Route
The Istanbul-Sofia Express operates on routes owned by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and the Bulgarian State Railways (BDŽ).
- TCDD Istanbul-Pythio railway, Halkalı to Pehlivanköy
- TCDD/BDŽ Edirne cut-off, Pehlivanköy to Svilengrad
- BDŽ Plovdiv-Svilengrad railway, Svilengrad to Plovdiv
- BDŽ Sofia-Plovdiv railway, Plovdiv to Sofia
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