Balgarianovinite.com The first two new electric multiple units (EMUs) manufactured by Alstom have already been delivered to Bulgaria, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said on Thursday.
After years of underinvestment in rail transport, some of the country’s new trains have now arrived, but a number of challenges remain before they can enter service, Transport and Communications Minister Georgi Peev said during a meeting with Petya Petkova, Alstom’s representative for Bulgaria, and Roberto Saccone, Managing Director for Services in Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova, according to the ministry’s press service.
Peev stressed the need for closer coordination among all institutions involved in the process in order to accelerate the necessary procedures and ensure that the new trains begin carrying passengers safely and on schedule.
By order of the Minister, an expanded working group has been established, bringing together representatives of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Executive Agency Railway Administration, the National Railway Infrastructure Company, and BDZ Passenger Services. The group will monitor the implementation of the contracts for the delivery of the new trains until their completion.
The ministry said that two Alstom electric multiple-unit trains have been delivered to Bulgaria so far.
According to information provided by the company, an audit of the results from the completed tests is expected on June 17. A vehicle-type audit is scheduled for July, after which the certification process will begin. One of the trains is expected to be fully registered by August 31, while the remaining trainsets will be delivered and accepted in stages.
The contractor plans to build and operate two maintenance facilities: a new depot near Svetovrachene, on the outskirts of Sofia, and an existing maintenance base in the Plovdiv area.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications emphasized that the delivery of the new trains under Bulgaria’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan marks the long-awaited modernization of the country’s aging rolling stock.
In March, the first new Skoda electric train for Bulgaria was officially presented at Sofia Central Railway Station. The project for the delivery of 25 electric multiple-unit trains is valued at EUR 326.7 million, of which EUR 261.4 million is financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, while the remaining EUR 65.3 million comes from the Transport Connectivity Programme 2021-2027. First Two New Alstom Electric Multiple Units Delivered to Bulgaria, Transport Ministry Says 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-04 17:37:12 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law