The Ruse-Varna Railway Line Is About to Regain Its Glory
When the Orient Express went on its maiden journey in 1883, the final stretch traveled by rail before arriving in Istanbul was between the Bulgarian cities of Ruse and Varna. Considered by the passengers at the time as the “wildest” stretch along the route, today, the Ruse-Varna railway is a bottleneck that limits the speed with which passenger and freight transport takes place in south-eastern Europe. That is about to change, as a Three Seas project will create better conditions on the route in the coming years, linking Central Europe with south-eastern Europe and far beyond. Read More…