Bulgaria: Special Retro Train Will Travel Every Saturday in August Between Sofia and Bankya

Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) will organize trips with a special retro train every Saturday in August on the route from Sofia to Bankya and from Bankya to Sofia. The train will run on the occasion of the commemoration of the anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian State Railways in August 1888 and the celebration of the railwayman's holiday.

The locomotive is part of the railway carrier's museum heritage. It was produced in 1960 in Austria with extremely modern technical equipment and furnishings for its time. Until 1994, it was used for trips by government representatives. It is currently used for hire by clients for private travel as well as for film productions and video shoots.

Rail enthusiasts will have the opportunity to touch the coach used by state leaders and enjoy the comfort of traveling on it with two trips per day organized every Saturday in August from Sofia Central Station to Bankya and back. The first trip will depart from Sofia at 08:30 and arrive in Bankya at 08:55. In the opposite direction, the train will depart from Bankya at 16:20 and arrive in Sofia at 16:45. The second journey will be with departure time from Sofia Central Station at 09:40 and arrival in Bankya at 10:05 a.m. and back from Bankya at 6:15 p.m. with arrival in Sofia at 6:39 p.m.

For those traveling by coach, a full-day stay in the resort town is planned, with the possibility of more time for various activities. In addition to the renewed Central Mineral Bath in the city with its beautiful architecture and the wonderful city park, visitors to Bankya with the retro train will have enough time to organize a picnic, a cool walk in the Lyulin Mountain along the "Path of Health", which starts from the center of the city or to enjoy the sunny summer days in...