Operational Programme on Transport and Transport Infrastructure 2014-2020

Minister Danail Papazov inspects the rehabilitated railway section "Mihailovo - Kaloyanovets"

20 January 2014
Minister Danail Papazov inspects the rehabilitated railway section "Mihailovo - Kaloyanovets"

Today the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Danail Papazov inspects the rehabilitated railway section Mihailovo - Kaloyanovets and is one of the first to travel by train at a speed of 140 km/h on the line.

The railway section is part of the Plovdiv – Burgas line. It is 10.7 km long and is a double electrified railway line that allowas for a speed of 160 km/h with a total length of about 21km.