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Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ)

July 9, 2026 | Financial

Bulgaria receives second tranche of Eurofima loan

Latest disbursement of €4.5m follows €22m framework agreement concluded earlier this year.

June 10, 2025 | Financial

Bulgaria prepares to tender passenger contracts

Three operating contracts will be available, covering all passenger services in the country from December 2026.

April 28, 2025 | Fleet

Bulgarian EMU contract signed

Alstom will supply 35 Coradia Stream EMUs to Bulgarian Railways.

March 11, 2025 | Fleet

Bulgaria finally selects vendor for troubled EMU contract

Alstom will supply 35 single-deck EMUs under €448m contract.

April 17, 2024 | Fleet

Bulgaria confirms fleet orders

A deal has been agreed with Stadler for new double-deck EMUs while talks continue with Talgo over the supply of 20 push-pull trains.

March 28, 2024 | Financial

CRRC withdraws controversial bid for Bulgarian train contract

The EC launched an investigation of the bid following acquisitions of prohibited state subsidies.

February 20, 2024 | Financial

EC to investigate potential Chinese subsidy of Bulgarian train bid

This is the EC’s first investigation of potential distortion of competition in the EU’s internal market since the introduction of its Foreign Subsidies Regulation in July 2023.

December 20, 2023 | Fleet

Bulgarian State Railways orders 10 Smartron locomotives from Siemens

The new order follows an order for 15 locomotives placed in 2020 and completed in 2021.

March 9, 2023 | Infrastructure

€2.3bn Vidin - Sofia rail modernisation plan outlined

Realignment to shorten route by 14km.

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