Bulgarian State Railways

Bulgarian State Railways is Bulgaria's state railway company and the largest railway carrier in the country, established in 1888. The company's headquarters are in the capital Sofia. Since the 1990s the BDŽ has met serious competition from automotive transport. Up to 2002 the company also owned/managed the state railway (up to 2,485 miles (3,999 km) total of 1,435 mm (4.708 ft) & 760 mm (2.49 ft) (Septemvri to Dobrinishte only) track gauge railway tracks) infrastructure in the country. EU regulations required a new state company, the National Railway Infrastructure Company, to be owner of the infrastructure.

Bulgarian State Railways Holding

Native name	Холдинг Български държавни железници
Romanized name	Balgarski darzhavni zheleznitsi Holding
Company type	Government-owned corporation
Industry	Transport
Founded	1888
Headquarters	Sofia , Bulgaria
Area served	Bulgaria
Key people	Georgi Drumev
Services	railway passenger and freight transportation
Number of employees	17867
Website	www.bdz.bg

Bulgaria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Bulgaria is 52.