BDŽ train delays, Thursday 22 October 2026
Delays recorded on this day, in Bulgaria local time. Below: how it went, then the whole day as one file to download.
How late the trains were
82% of stops were reached less than 5 minutes late, and half of them within 0 minutes of the timetable.
- Trains
- 531
- 5 min late or more
- 18% of stops
- 15 min late or more
- 4% of stops
- Median delay
- 0 min
- Cancelled trains
- 2
Recorded from 00:00 to 23:59. The figures use the last delay announced at each of the 8,295 stops that had one, as the operator sent it. Cancelled trains (marked cancelled, or with every stop skipped), skipped stops and values over an hour early or twelve hours late are left out. 100% of the stops of the trains that ran (skipped stops aside) had a delay.
The archive saw 528 of the 528 trains the timetable planned for this day.
Most delayed trains
| Line | Left its first stop | Where it was latest | Delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| МБВ Международен бърз влак | Белово | 369 min | |
| МБВ Международен бърз влак | Волуяк | 234 min | |
| БВ Бърз влак | Страшимирово | 147 min | |
| ПВ Пътнически влак | 03:45 | Варна | 66 min |
| МБВ Международен бърз влак | Капъкуле | 45 min |
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https://data.train-archive.eu/daily/provider=bg-bdz/service=TripUpdate/date=2026-10-22.parquet?token=YOUR_TOKEN
A few rows of the file
14 different trains, each at one stop. The CSV has more columns, listed below.
Stop stop_name | Line route | Arrival predicted_arrival | Delay (min) arrival_delay_min | Status trip_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Пловдив | КПВ Крайградски пътнически влак | 06:32 | 2 | scheduled |
| София | БВ Бърз влак | 16:20 | 5 | scheduled |
| Асеновград | КПВ Крайградски пътнически влак | 18:09 | 0 | scheduled |
| Варна | ПВ Пътнически влак | 19:28 | 0 | scheduled |
| Плевен | КПВ Крайградски пътнически влак | 18:12 | 0 | scheduled |
| Горна Оряховица | БВ Бърз влак | 20:47 | 0 | scheduled |
| Варна | ПВ Пътнически влак | 20:21 | 3 | scheduled |
| Габрово | КПВ Крайградски пътнически влак | 08:32 | 0 | scheduled |
| София | КПВ Крайградски пътнически влак | 11:32 | 0 | scheduled |
| Перник | КПВ Крайградски пътнически влак | 19:43 | 0 | scheduled |
| Бойчиновци | КПВ Крайградски пътнически влак | 08:10 | 0 | scheduled |
| Пловдив | ПВ Пътнически влак | 21:53 | 3 | scheduled |
| Долна Махала | КПВ Крайградски пътнически влак | 14:23 | 0 | scheduled |
| Русе | БВ Бърз влак | 13:52 | 3 | scheduled |
What the columns mean
service_date- The day the train was scheduled to run.
route- The line, as the operator names it (for example IC 3 or S2).
trip_id- The operator’s code for this train run. The same train on another day has another code.
trip_start_time- When the train was scheduled to leave its first station.
stop_sequence, stop_id, stop_name- Which stop along the route: its position, code and name.
arrival_delay_min, departure_delay_min- How late the train was at that stop, in minutes. Negative means early. Empty when the operator gave a time but no delay.
predicted_arrival, predicted_departure- The time the operator last announced for that stop, in local time.
observed_at- When that last announcement was seen. After the train has passed, it is what happened.
trip_status- scheduled, cancelled or added (a train that was not in the timetable).
stop_status- skipped when the train did not stop there; empty otherwise.
route_id- The route’s code in the timetable, to join with it.