“We are working hard on the modernization of the railway direction from Serbia to Burgas, as well as on the railway branches to Greece and Turkey”, said the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski in Plovdiv at the opening of an international conference on logistics and combined transport in Southeast Europe. He added that by the end of this year the railway from September to Svilengrad, on which passenger trains will run at a speed of up to 160 km/h and freight trains at a speed of up to 120 km/h will be completed.

The Minister assured the forum participants that during the next programming period 2020, the work on the construction and modernization of the railway direction from Serbia to Burgas shall continue. “Our expectations are that by the end of the period we will have a completely functional connection from the Western border to the key coastal city of Burgas”, he added.

Currently an Integrated Transport Strategy by 2030 is being developed by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications. The document will help us in the decision making process regarding the development of the transport sector with long-term vision.