Bulgarian State Railways

railway holding company of Bulgaria
Organization holding_company Q610143
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Bulgarian State Railways

Summary

Bulgarian State Railways is a holding company[1]. It draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (holding_company category, ranking #44 of 151).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bulgarian State Railways was a member of International Union of Railways[3].
  • Bulgarian State Railways was a member of Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies[4].
  • Bulgarian State Railways is located in Bulgaria[5].
  • Bulgarian State Railways is in the country of Bulgaria[6].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's instance of is recorded as holding company[7].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Sofia[8].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as BDZh - Patnicheski prevozi[9].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as BDZh Tovarni prevozi[10].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's Commons category is recorded as Rail transport in Bulgaria[11].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[12].
  • August 1, 1888 marks the founding of Bulgarian State Railways[13].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's official website is recorded as https://holding.bdz.bg/bg/[14].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BDŽ[15].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's legal form is recorded as Ednolichno aktsionerno druzhestvo[16].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's date of official opening is recorded as August 1, 1888[17].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Български държавни железници'}[18].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'БДЖ'}[19].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BDZ'}[20].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's owner of is recorded as Septemvri–Dobrinishte railway[21].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's owner of is recorded as Svilengrad railway station[22].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's owner of is recorded as BDŽ class 44[23].
  • Bulgarian State Railways's different from is recorded as BDZ[24].

Body

Founding

August 1, 1888 marks the founding of Bulgarian State Railways[13].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'БДЖ'}[19] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BDZ'}[20].

Operations

Bulgarian State Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Sofia[8]. Subsidiaries include BDZh - Patnicheski prevozi[9], a railway undertaking[25], in Bulgaria[26], founded in 2007[27], headquartered in Sofia[28] and BDZh Tovarni prevozi[10], a railway undertaking[29], in Bulgaria[30], founded in 2007[31], headquartered in Sofia[32].

Industry

Bulgarian State Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[12].

Why It Matters

Bulgarian State Railways draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (holding_company category, ranking #44 of 151).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . vademecum.uic.org. Retrieved . vademecum.uic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry
    Owner of Septemvri–Dobrinishte railway, Svilengrad railway station, BDŽ class 44
    Industry rail transport
    Instance of holding company
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