List of tunnels in Bulgaria

The twin tubes of the Echemishka tunnel.

This article lists tunnels in Bulgaria by type. The longest railway tunnel is Koznitsa, at 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi), and the longest road tunnel is Zheleznitsa, at 2 kilometres (1.2 mi).

Railway tunnels

The following is a list of the railway tunnels in Bulgaria longer than 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi). It does not include planned, abandoned, or unfinished tunnels. The tunnels of the Sofia Metro are not included either.

Tunnel Length (m)[1] Date of opening Coordinates
Tunnel #1 on the line from Sofia to Mezdra, north of Kurilo 506 1962[2] 42°51′23″N 23°22′11″E / 42.85631°N 23.36974°E / 42.85631; 23.36974
Galabets tunnel, on the Sofia-Karlovo line 3,030 1951 42°43′14″N 23°53′49″E / 42.720556°N 23.896944°E / 42.720556; 23.896944
Koznitsa tunnel, on the Sofia-Karlovo line 5,810 1951 42°41′54″N 24°22′55″E / 42.698333°N 24.381944°E / 42.698333; 24.381944
Tunnel #9 on the Sofia–Karlovo line, above Klisura 1,850 1950 42°42′14″N 24°27′23″E / 42.70377°N 24.45637°E / 42.70377; 24.45637
Tunnel #10 on the Sofia–Karlovo line, near Klisura 575 1950 42°41′45″N 24°26′48″E / 42.69580°N 24.44664°E / 42.69580; 24.44664
Tunnel #13 on the Sofia–Karlovo line, near Klisura 568 1948 42°41′14″N 24°26′59″E / 42.68730°N 24.44979°E / 42.68730; 24.44979
Tunnel #10 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Radevtsi 540 1913 42°48′17″N 25°30′28″E / 42.80481°N 25.50775°E / 42.80481; 25.50775
Tunnel #11 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Radevtsi 764 1913 42°47′21″N 25°31′19″E / 42.78909°N 25.52183°E / 42.78909; 25.52183
Tunnel #12 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Bazovets 607 1913 42°47′17″N 25°32′35″E / 42.78794°N 25.54317°E / 42.78794; 25.54317
Tunnel #19 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Krastets 670 1913 42°46′26″N 25°33′15″E / 42.77396°N 25.55405°E / 42.77396; 25.55405
Tunnel #23 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Raduntsi 1,100 1911 42°40′57″N 25°36′15″E / 42.68251°N 25.60427°E / 42.68251; 25.60427
Tunnel #24 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Raduntsi 808 1911 42°40′41″N 25°35′24″E / 42.67809°N 25.59003°E / 42.67809; 25.59003
Tunnel #25 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Raduntsi 670 1911 42°40′30″N 25°35′13″E / 42.67511°N 25.58688°E / 42.67511; 25.58688
Tunnel #1 on the Haskovo–Kardzhali line, near Most 1,120 1930 41°43′56″N 25°31′54″E / 41.73218°N 25.53153°E / 41.73218; 25.53153
Tunnel #14 on the Sofia-Kulata line, in the Kresna Gorge 529 1943 41°47′39″N 23°09′43″E / 41.79415°N 23.16187°E / 41.79415; 23.16187
Tunnel #21 on the Sofia-Kulata line, near Damyanitsa 560 1943 41°27′54″N 23°16′15″E / 41.46505°N 23.27097°E / 41.46505; 23.27097
Tunnel #3 on the Voluyak–Pernik line, near Raduy 1,390 1950 42°43′16″N 23°01′34″E / 42.72098°N 23.02605°E / 42.72098; 23.02605

Road tunnels

The following is a list of the road tunnels with a length of 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) or over. It does not include tunnels under construction.

Tunnel Length (m) Date of opening Coordinates
Zheleznitsa (on Struma motorway near Simitli)[3] 2,000 2024 41°56′37″N 23°06′25″E / 41.943639°N 23.106815°E / 41.943639; 23.106815
Vitinya (on Hemus motorway below Vitinya Pass)[4] 1,195 1984 42°46′52″N 23°47′51″E / 42.781139°N 23.797556°E / 42.781139; 23.797556
Topli Dol (on Hemus motorway near Botevgrad) 883 1980s 42°50′16″N 23°47′48″E / 42.83773°N 23.79667°E / 42.83773; 23.79667
Echemishka (on Hemus motorway near Botevgrad) 775 1980s 42°51′23″N 23°47′27″E / 42.85631°N 23.79079°E / 42.85631; 23.79079
Praveshki Hanove (on Hemus motorway near Pravets) 871 1999 42°54′55″N 23°54′54″E / 42.91528°N 23.91496°E / 42.91528; 23.91496
Trayanovi Vrata (on Trakia motorway, below the Gate of Trajan pass ) 740 1970s 42°21′15″N 23°55′06″E / 42.35428°N 23.91841°E / 42.35428; 23.91841
A tunnel on the Gabrovo Ring-road[5][6] 540 2020 42°51′35″N 25°17′13″E / 42.85980°N 25.28691°E / 42.85980; 25.28691
Golemo Buchino (Lyulin motorway) 500 2011 42°37′38″N 23°07′41″E / 42.62729°N 23.12801°E / 42.62729; 23.12801
Lyaskovo (on the bypass of Tsankov Kamak)[7] 882 2010 41°47′41″N 24°28′35″E / 41.79460°N 24.47626°E / 41.79460; 24.47626

The Kresna Gorge Tunnel, if built, would have been Bulgaria's longest tunnel at over 15 kilometres (9.3 mi). It was cancelled in 2015, before construction had begun, and it will be replaced with an alternative route featuring a number of smaller tunnels.

Vitinya Tunnel, on the Hemus motorway was the longest road tunnel in the country for 40 years between its opening in 1984 and 2024. It has been surpassed by the Zheleznitsa Tunnel on the Struma motorway.

References and notes

  1. ^ "Списък на тунелите [...]" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ A pair of tunnels; the shorter one – 440.30 m – was built in 1897.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria opens 110 mln euro Zheleznitsa road tunnel for traffic". SeeNews. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ "Тунел "Витиня" на магистрала "Хемус" вече е с нов облик". 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Борисов откри обходния път на Габрово, за който ЕК иска да връщаме 11 млн. лв".
  6. ^ "Обход на Габрово | Община Габрово".
  7. ^ "Отвориха "златния път" за "Цанков камък"". 3 August 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2020.