Overview | |
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
Status | Operating |
Locale | Southern Romania, northwest Bulgaria |
Current operator(s) | Căile Ferate Române, Bulgarian State Railways |
Route | |
Termini | North station, Bucharest Central station, Sofia |
Stops | 22 |
Distance travelled | 297 km (185 mi) |
Average journey time | 9 hours, 40 minutes (westbound) 9 hours, 58 minutes (eastbound) |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 461 (westbound) 460 (eastbound) |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Romania (Romanian: România, Bulgarian: Румъния, Rumŭniya) is an international passenger train running daily from Bucharest, Romania to Sofia, Bulgaria. During summer months, the train operates together with the Bosphorus Express from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovica, where the latter heads southeast toward Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Romania is operated by two national railway operators: Căile Ferate Române and the Bulgarian State Railways.