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| Above: YouTubeCA video - 18 Years of Trams in Sofia! - Length: 5:28 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Mini footage - Old trams in Sofia (Sofia, Bulgaria) - Length: 1:21 mins. |
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MAPS
INSET: CENTRAL SOFIA
Note: Names of streets, squares etc. used below and on the maps are as they are today.
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URBAN TRAM ROUTES
Operator: Urban Passenger Transport Company
| 1 | Цеnтрална гара / Tsentralna gara (Central Station) - буl. Княгиня Мария Луиза / bul. Knyaginya Mariya Luiza – бул. Витоша / Bul. Vitosha – Иван Вазов / Ivan Vazov |
| 2 | Орландовци / Orlandovtsi – ул. Каменоделска / ul. Kamenodelska - буl. Княгиня Мария Луиза / bul. Knyaginya Mariya Luiza – ул. Граф Игнатиев / ul. Graf Ignatiev – И. Николова / I. Nikolova |
| 3 | Парк Христо Смирненски / Park Khristo Smirnenski – ул. Пирoтска / ul. Pirot-ska – ул. Екзарх Йосиф / ul. Ekzarh Yosif - бул. Княз Александър Дондуков / bul. Knyaz Aleksandŭr Dondukov – Подуяне / Poduyane |
| 4 | Красна Поляня / Krasna Polyana – бул. Александър Стамболийски / bul. Aleksandŭr Stamboliyski - ул. Екзарх Йосиф / ul. Ekzarh Yosif - бул. Княз Александър Дондуков / bul. Knyaz Aleksandŭr Dondukov – Орлов мост / Orlov most (Orlov Bridge) – К. Гео Mилев / K. Geo Milev |
| 5 | Център / Tsentŭr – бул. Цар Борис III / bul. Tsar Boris III – Павлово / Pavlovo – Княжево / Knyazhevo |
| 6 | Връбница / Vrŭbnitsa - Цеnтрална гара / Tsentralna gara (Central Station) - бул. Христо Ботев / bul. Hristo Botev – Лозенец / Lozenets |
| 7 | Връбница / Vrŭbnitsa - Цеnтрална гара / Tsentralna gara (Central Station) - буl. Княгиня Мария Луиза / bul. Knyaginya Mariya Luiza – бул. Витоша / Bul. Vitosha – Иван Вазов / Ivan Vazov |
| 8 | Павлово / Pavlovo – Бояна / Boyana |
| 9 | Цеnтрална гара / Tsentralna gara (Central Station) - буl. Княгиня Мария Луиза / bul. Knyaginya Mariya Luiza – Лозенец / Lozenets - Хладилника /Hladilnika |
| 10 | Обш. Жилиша / Obsh. Zhilisha – бул. Александър Стамболийски / bul. Aleksandŭr Stamboliyski - ул. Екзарх Йосиф / ul. Ekzarh Yosif - бул. Княз Александър Дондуков / bul. Knyaz Aleksandŭr Dondukov – Орлов мост / Orlov most (Orlov Bridge) – К. Гео Mилев / K. Geo Milev |
| 11 | Надежда / Nadezhda - Цеnтрална гара / Tsentralna gara (Central Station) - бул. Христо Ботев / bul. Hristo Botev – бул. Александър Стамболийски / bul. Aleksandŭr Stamboliyski - Красна Поляня / Krasna Polyana |
| 12 | Цеnтрална гара / Tsentralna gara (Central Station) - буl. Княгиня Мария Луиза / bul. Knyaginya Mariya Luiza – ул. Граф Игнатиев / ul. Graf Ignatiev – И. Николова / I. Nikolova [Rush-hour service only] |
| 14 | Орландовци / Orlandovtsi – ул. Каменоделска / ul. Kamenodelska - буl. Княгиня Мария Луиза / bul. Knyaginya Mariya Luiza – бул. Витоша / Bul. Vitosha – Иван Вазов / Ivan Vazov [Rush-hour service only] |
| 16 | Връбница / Vrŭbnitsa - Цеnтрална гара / Tsentralna gara (Central Station) - бул. Христо Ботев / bul. Hristo Botev – Център / Tsentŭr – Лозенец / Lozenets [Rush-hour service only] |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramway: ? km.
HISTORY
- City trams: 1 Jan. 1901 - today.
- Metro: 28 Jan. 1998 - today.
GAUGE
- Trams: 1009 mm. (most lines); 1435 mm. (two lines built since 1987).
- Metro: 1435 mm.
SOURCES
- Lehnhart, H. & Jeanmaire, C. Tramway systems of Eastern Europe II. Villigen AG (Switzerland): Verlag Eisenbahn, 1977.
- Manolov, B. "New tramcars for Sofia" Modern Tramway & Light Railway Review. May 1963 (26: 305), p.163-166.
- Price, J.H. "Transport in Sofia" Modern Tramway & Light Railway Review. May 1963 (26: 305), p.166-172.
WIKIS
WEB SITES
- Metro Sofia.com
- "Метрополитен" ЕАД (Metropoliten EAD)
- Sofia Urban Mobility Centre
- SPIRKA (site devoted to the history of Sofia tramways, in Bulgarian)
- UrbanRail: Sofia
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