Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Rossen Jeliazkov, has announced that six key stations along Sofia-Burgas railway line will be modernised. The modernidsation of the stations is part of second phase of Sofia-Burgas railway line modernization that has a value of EUR 320 million.
Wihin the project the station in Nova Zagora will also be modernized. The railway stations of Iskar, Kazichene, Poduyane and Karnobat will be fully renovated.
Recently, the EU has announced a EUR 293 million allocation through the Cohesion Fund for Plovdiv – Burgas modernization. Currently, the speed limits on the line are between 50 and 80 km/h and after the completion of all construction works, the speed will be increased to 160 km/h.
The announcement was made during the presentation of the reconstruction of Stara Zagora station that has a value of BGN 11 million (EUR 5.6 million). “The funds will be allocated to an entirely new engineering infrastructure, with the corresponding telecommunication system, as well as the renovation of the platform and the surrounding area”, said the Minister.
“Infrastructure is being modernized with significant financial resources, part of European solidarity. By now, within the programme periods, which have been realized or are in the process of implementation, about BGN 6 billion [EUR 3 billion] have been invested in infrastructure. The next programme period does not envisage less funding, as the aim is to develop fast and eco-friendly transport in Europe – the kind that railway actually is,” Jeliazkov said.
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