Classic route
Varna–Shumen railway
Varna → Shumen · Bulgaria
- Distance
- 107 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 51 min
- Average speed
- 58 km/h
- Operator
- BDŽ
- Train
- BDŽ regional
- Countries
- Bulgaria
- In service since
- 1895
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The last 24 km into Shumen opened on 20 June 1895; everything east of Kaspichan is the first railway built in what is now Bulgaria, the Ruse to Varna line of 1866.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 18823766 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 20160
How long is the Varna–Shumen railway?
The Varna–Shumen railway runs 107 km from Varna to Shumen.
How long does the Varna–Shumen railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 51 min for the 107 km. That is an average of 58 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Varna–Shumen railway?
BDŽ.
How old is the Varna–Shumen railway?
The line has been in service since 1895. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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