In this video you can enjoy the cab ride - train driver's view on Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) between Septemvri and Dobrinishte, the Rhodope Narrow Gauge Railway in 4K/60 frames per second.

The Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line is the only operating 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) narrow-gauge line in Bulgaria. It is operated by Bulgarian State Railways (BDŽ). There are 4 trains per day in both directions with an operating speed of 30–50 km/h. The journey takes approximately five hours through the valleys and gorges between Rila, Pirin and Rhodopes.

The route leads from Septemvri on the mainline Sofia– Ihtiman - Plovdiv to Dobrinishte, passing towns of Velingrad, Yakoruda, Razlog, Bansko and Dobrinishte, linking the western part of the Upper Thracian Plain with the Western Rhodopes, Rila and Pirin mountains. It passes through beautiful mountain areas with many scenic spots to admire and travels through 35 tunnels. Due to the characteristics of the route through the mountains, the narrow-gauge line Septemvri–Dobrinishte is also known as the Alpine railway in the Balkans. Avramovo station, situated at 1267 meters above the sea, is the highest station in the Balkans.
The railway was built in several stages between 1921 and 1945 with a total length of 125 km (78 miles).

If you want to see more about the locomotive BDŽ class 75 from different perspective:
   • BDŽ class 75  on the Rhodope Narrow ...  

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Route Info:
◎ Drive Date: February 2024
◎ Start: Septemvri Bulgaria
◎ End: Dobriniste Bulgaria
◎ Train: BDŽ class 75
◎ Drive Time: 4:28:40
◎ Route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/izJ6GGuqs1VN2...

0:00 Preview
01:02 SEPTEMVRI - “SEMPTEMBRI”
09:28 LAZAR PAMPOROV
12:19 VARVARA
23:41 MARKO NIKOLOV
32:18 TSEPINA - ČEPINA
47:42 DOLENE
1:14:59 KOSTANDOVO
1:27:41 VELINGRAD
1:33:54 VELINGRAD SOUTH
1:50:24 OSTRETS - “OSTREC”
2:00:10 TSVETINO - “CVETINO”
2:09:13 SVETA PETKA
2:15:36 STARI MITOV
2:32:48 AVRAMOVO
2:42:55 SMOLEVO
2:56:02 CHERNA MESTA
3:07:07 YAKORUDA - “JAKORUDA”
3:14:08 YAKORUDSKA MINERALNA BANYA
3:25:40 YURUKOVO
3:29:41 DAGONOVO
3:39:46 BELITSA
3:47:03 GENERAL KOVACHEV
3:57:58 GULIYNA BANYA - “GULINJA BANJA”
4:06:25 RAZLOG
4:15:14 BANSKO
4:21:08 ST. GEORGE - “SVETI GEORGI”
4:27:31 DOBRINISHTE - “DOBRINIŠTE”

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