
Bulgaria starts construction of the largest rail tunnel in the Balkans
Thursday, 15 July, was the starting point for the construction of the largest Balkan railway tunnel. The tunnel is positioned in Bulgaria, very close to the country’s capital Sofia and on the route between Elin Pelin and Vakarel. It will be 7 kilometres long, with two pairs of tracks, facilitating freight trains with speeds up to 120 kilometres per hour.
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