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Bulgarian Railway adapt to the market economy; the railways of Bulgaria are beginning the long...

By Krastanov, Krasimir
Publication: International Railway Journal
Date: Thursday, December 1 2005

BULGARIA's quest for membership of the European Union (EU) is the spur to its efforts to re-position its railways much more prominently in the economic life of the nation. The task started in earnest in 2002 when a new rail transport law separated operations from infrastructure with the creation of BDZ EAD as the operator and the National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC).

In general terms, the objective is to increase rail's share of the transport market by matching western European standards so far as technology, equipment, and service quality are concerned. At th

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