Classic route
Ruse–Kaspichan railway
Ruse → Kaspichan · Bulgaria
- Distance
- 136 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 2 h 32 min
- Top speed
- 80 km/h
- Operator
- BDŽ
- Train
- BDŽ regional
- Countries
- Bulgaria
- In service since
- 1866
Page last updated 2026-07-27 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The first railway ever built in Bulgaria, opened on 7 November 1866 from the Danube quays at Ruse toward the Black Sea — still line 9 of the national network.
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