List of tunnels in Bulgaria

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 Vitinya, at 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi).

The twin tubes of the Echemishka tunnel.

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.

TunnelLength (m)[1]Date of openingCoordinates
Tunnel #1 on the line from Sofia to Mezdra, north of Kurilo5061962[2]42.85631°N 23.36974°E / 42.85631; 23.36974
Galabets tunnel, on the Sofia-Karlovo line3,030195142.720556°N 23.896944°E / 42.720556; 23.896944
Koznitsa tunnel, on the Sofia-Karlovo line5,810195142.698333°N 24.381944°E / 42.698333; 24.381944
Tunnel #9 on the Sofia–Karlovo line, above Klisura1,850195042.70377°N 24.45637°E / 42.70377; 24.45637
Tunnel #10 on the Sofia–Karlovo line, near Klisura575195042.69580°N 24.44664°E / 42.69580; 24.44664
Tunnel #13 on the Sofia–Karlovo line, near Klisura568194842.68730°N 24.44979°E / 42.68730; 24.44979
Tunnel #10 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Radevtsi540191342.80481°N 25.50775°E / 42.80481; 25.50775
Tunnel #11 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Radevtsi764191342.78909°N 25.52183°E / 42.78909; 25.52183
Tunnel #12 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Bazovets607191342.78794°N 25.54317°E / 42.78794; 25.54317
Tunnel #19 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Krastets670191342.77396°N 25.55405°E / 42.77396; 25.55405
Tunnel #23 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Raduntsi1,100191142.68251°N 25.60427°E / 42.68251; 25.60427
Tunnel #24 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Raduntsi808191142.67809°N 25.59003°E / 42.67809; 25.59003
Tunnel #25 on the Ruse–Stara Zagora line, near Raduntsi670191142.67511°N 25.58688°E / 42.67511; 25.58688
Tunnel #1 on the Haskovo–Kardzhali line, near Most1,120193041.73218°N 25.53153°E / 41.73218; 25.53153
Tunnel #14 on the Sofia-Kulata line, in the Kresna Gorge529194341.79415°N 23.16187°E / 41.79415; 23.16187
Tunnel #21 on the Sofia-Kulata line, near Damyanitsa560194341.46505°N 23.27097°E / 41.46505; 23.27097
Tunnel #3 on the Voluyak–Pernik line, near Raduy1,390195042.72098°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.

TunnelLength (m)Date of openingCoordinates
Vitinya (on Hemus motorway below Vitinya Pass)[3]1,195198442.781139°N 23.797556°E / 42.781139; 23.797556
Topli Dol (on Hemus motorway near Botevgrad)8831980s42.83773°N 23.79667°E / 42.83773; 23.79667
Echemishka (on Hemus motorway near Botevgrad)7751980s42.85631°N 23.79079°E / 42.85631; 23.79079
Praveshki Hanove (on Hemus motorway near Pravets)871199942.91528°N 23.91496°E / 42.91528; 23.91496
Trayanovi Vrata (on Trakia motorway, below the Gate of Trajan pass )7401970s42.35428°N 23.91841°E / 42.35428; 23.91841
A tunnel on the Gabrovo Ring-road[4][5]540202042.85980°N 25.28691°E / 42.85980; 25.28691
Golemo Buchino (Lyulin motorway)500201142.62729°N 23.12801°E / 42.62729; 23.12801
Lyaskovo (on the bypass of Tsankov Kamak)[6]882201041.79460°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.

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