Bosphorus Express

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Bosphorus Express
Bosfor Ekspresi
standard gauge
ElectrificationIstanbul to Kapıkule and Dimitrovgrad to Ruse
Track owner(s)TCDD Istanbul-Kapıkule
BDŽ Kapitan Andreevo-Ruse
CFR Giurgiu-Bucharest

The Bosphorus Express (

Stara Zagora, and Bucharest
.

Stock

The train is pulled by a variety of locomotives in each country. Today the train consists of three or four cars usually supplied by the three railways. There are two

class-07 diesel locomotive becomes the motive power. At Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria, the BDŽ class-07 de-couples and either a BDŽ class-43 or a BDZ class-45 electric locomotive couples onto the train. At Russe
, the BDŽ electric locomotive is exchanged with a Romanian class-65 diesel locomotive, which pulls the train to Bucharest.

Typical configurations

İstanbul–Kapıkule

  • TCDD E68000 Locomotive
  • TCDD Couchette
  • TCDD Couchette

Kapıkule–Dimitrovgrad

  • BDŽ Class-07 Locomotive
  • TCDD Couchette
  • TCDD Couchette

Dimitrovgrad–Gorna Oryahovitsa

  • BDŽ Class-43 or BDŽ Class-45 Locomotive
  • TCDD Couchette
  • BDŽ Coach

Gorna Oryahovitsa–Russe

  • BDŽ Class-43 or BDŽ Class-45 Locomotive
  • CFR Couchette
  • TCDD Couchette
  • BDŽ Coach

Russe–Bucharest

  • CFR Class-65 Locomotive
  • CFR Couchette
  • TCDD Couchette

Between Dimitrovgrad and Russe, one or two BDŽ Coaches are added to the train for domestic travel.

Route

The journey starts at

Gara de Nord
(Bucharest North) station.

Gallery

  • The Bosphorus Express at Sirkeci Terminal.
    The Bosphorus Express at Sirkeci Terminal.
  • The Bosphorus Express waiting to depart Bucharest.
    The Bosphorus Express waiting to depart Bucharest.
  • The old destination board on a TCDD couchette car.
    The old destination board on a TCDD couchette car.

References

  1. ^ "Bosphorus Express". www.interrail.eu. Retrieved 2023-08-12.