Cab Ride Bulgaria 🛤️ A trip by the river 🏞️ Sofia - Lakatnik (BDZ Škoda 44 140 & train 20215)

The cab ride video shows the journey of the freshly repainted Škoda 44 140 electric locomotive of the Bulgarian State Railways Passenger serivces (BDZ PP) with the afternoon regional service from Sofia to Lakatnik - train 20215. Interactive timetable below. 👇👇👇👇
The train heads north and passes through the beautiful Iskar Gorge (Искърско дефиле) - one of the few places in Bulgaria, where railways are actually faster than road transport. 😆 Not thanks to their maximum speed of 70 km/h, of course, but because the line travels much straighter than the road. So, expect a few tunnels here and there. 😄
📃🕓 INTERACTIVE TIMETABLE (click on the timestamp to go there in the video)
[00:21] Sofia / София
[03:55] Sofia North / София Север
[08:01] Iliyantsi / Илиянци
[15:15] Kumaritsa / Кумарица
[18:28] Kurilo / Курило
[25:00] Romcha / Ромча
[27:18] Vlado Trichkov / Владо Тричков
[30:56] Lukovo / Луково
[34:14] Rebrovo / Реброво
[39:00] Thompson / Томпсън
[43:28] Orlin / Орлин
[47:00] Svoge / Своге
[52:00] Zhelen / Желен
[55:25] Tserovo / Церово
[59:17] Bov / Бов
[1:04:42] Balkan / Балкан
[1:08:33] Lakatnik / Лакатник
It is also worthy of mentioning that the Iskar Gorge region is one of the few rural regions in Bulgaria that is very well populated, and contrary on what's happening in the rest of the country people are not migrating to bigger towns. Perhaps railways play an important role in that, as they are a very good transport solution for commuting for the people who work in the capital. And, as you'll notice in the cab ride, there are many people coming on and off the train along the journey.
Still reading? Here is a photo of the returning train from Lakatnik to Sofia with the shiny 44 140 in the front: flic.kr/p/ZYGAhm
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