Railway transport - Railway accidents, persons killed and injured| Contact |
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| Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
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| Contact organisation unit | "Short-Term Business Statistics and Transport Statistics" Department |
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| Contact name | Marin Toshev |
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| Contact person function | State expert |
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| Contact mail address | 2, P.Volov Str. Sofia 1038, Bulgaria |
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| Contact email address | [email protected] |
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| Contact phone number | + 359 9857 190 |
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| Contact fax number | |
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| Metadata update |
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| Metadata last certified | 23 February 2025 |
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| Metadata last posted | 23 February 2025 |
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| Metadata last update | 23 February 2025 |
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| Statistical presentation |
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| Data description | The data refer to the total number of railway accidents with injured people or with material damages and the number of accidents with heavily injured or killed persons by type of the accident. |
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| Classification system | · Annex H from Regulation 91/2003 - Classification of the type of railway accidents; · Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council · Classification of the main categories injured persons. |
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| Sector coverage | All railway accidents, involving at least one rail vehicle in motion, resulting in at least one seriously injured or killed person, significant damage to stock, track, other installations or the enviroment, or extensive disruptions to traffic. |
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| Statistical concepts and definitions | Glossary on Transport statistics - Geneva which provides comparability of the data at European level. |
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| Statistical unit | EA "Railway administration" |
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| Statistical population | Total number of rail accidents during the reference period as a result of their activity. |
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| Reference area | The accidents along the railway network on Bulgarian territory are covered. |
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| Time coverage | Since 2005 |
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| Base period | Not applicable. |
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| Unit of measure |
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Number |
| Reference period |
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Year |
| Institutional mandate |
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| Legal acts and other agreements | · Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on rail transport statistics; · Directive 2004/49/EC of the EP and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community's railways; · Commission Regulation (EC) No 1192/2003 of 3 July 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European parliament and of the council on rail transport statistics. · Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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| Data sharing | Not applicable. |
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| Confidentiality |
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| Confidentiality - policy | Data are not confidential. |
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| Confidentiality - data treatment | Data are not confidential. |
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| Release policy |
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| Release calendar | Data are published according to the deadlines set in the National statistical program and the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. |
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| Release calendar access | The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480 |
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| User access | Data are published on the internet site of NSI and can be accessed from all users of statistical information. |
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| Frequency of dissemination |
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Annually |
| Accessibility and clarity |
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| News release | Not applicable. |
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| Publications | Not applicable. |
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| On-line database | Data on railway accidents, persons killed and injured are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Domain statistics - Transport and Communications - Other annual data -Transport - Railway transport: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/7198 |
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| Micro-data access | Not applicable. |
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| Other | Not applicable. |
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| Documentation on methodology | Reference Manual on Railway Transport Statistics issued by Eurostat. |
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| Quality documentation | Not applicable. |
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| Quality management |
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| Quality assurance | Logical and arithmetical control of data. |
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| Quality assessment | Common rules by Eurostat for data quality assessment. |
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| Relevance |
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| User needs | Different organizations and specialized in the sector enterprises. |
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| User satisfaction | Not applicable. |
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| Completeness | According to the requirements of Annex H, Regulation 91/2003/EO. |
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| Accuracy and reliability |
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| Overall accuracy | According to the requirements of Annex H, Regulation 91/2003/EO. |
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| Sampling error | Not applicable. |
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| Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
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| Timeliness and punctuality |
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| Timeliness | 5 months after the reference period. |
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| Punctuality | According to Regulation 91/2003/EO. |
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| Coherence and comparability |
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| Comparability - geographical | For Bulgarian territory. |
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| Comparability - over time | Not applicable. |
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| Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
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| Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
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| Cost and burden |
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Cost and Burden for the survey are defined according the National Statistical Program for each reference year. |
| Data revision |
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| Data revision - policy | Data revision is made when it is necessary. |
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| Data revision - practice | According rules set by Eurostat. |
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| Statistical processing |
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| Source data | EA "Railway administration" |
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| Frequency of data collection | Annual |
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| Data collection | The survey is exhaustive. |
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| Data validation | By necessity validation checks of transmitted data series are made. |
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| Data compilation | Data are aggregated before publishing and dissemination. |
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| Adjustment | Not applicable. |
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| Comment |
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