4K CABVIEW: Rhodopean narrow gauge Septemvri - Dobrinishte [ WINTER EDITION ]

The Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line, Septemvri–Dobrinishte 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). The line is actively used with four passenger trains running the length of the line in each direction per day. The journey takes five hours through the valleys and gorges between Rila, Pirin and Rhodopes. The route leads from Septemvri on the mainline Sofia–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. 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. And now it’s time for the cabride! Enjoy watching and don’t forget to subscribe a