National Statistical Institute

"Short-term Business Statistics and Transport Statistics" Department

Marin Toshev

State expert

2, P.Volov Str. Sofia 1038, Bulgaria

[email protected]

+ 359 9857 190

The railway network includes all rail lines in the country, which are used by the railway vehicles for execution of transport of goods and passengers between stations or places, marked as single points for arrival or departure. The lines of the urban railway transport (tram and metro) are excluded.

Classification of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes in Bulgaria - NUTS.

Covers the length of the railway lines by type and region.

According to Glossary for transport statistics ? Geneva which provides data comparability at European level.

Data source is NC "Railway infrastructure"

All railway lines, incl. platform tracks on national territory.

National territory by regions

Since 2000

Not applicable.

Kilometres

Year

Regulation (EC) No 176/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008.

Common questionnaire of Eurostat, UN and ITF.

Data on railway infrastructure total for the country and by regions are not individual data and for that they are not confidential.

Data on railway infrastructure total for the country and by regions are not individual data and for that they are not confidential.

Data are published according to the deadlines set in the National statistical program and the Release calendar.

The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480

Data are published on the internet site of NSI and can be accessed from all users of statistical information.

Annually

Not applicable.

· Statistical Yearbook;

· Statistical Reference Book;

· ?Bulgaria? (brochure).

Data on length of railway network 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/7191

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Reference Manual on Railway Transport Statistics issued by Eurostat.

Not applicable.

Logical control and validation of the data.

Not applicable.

Different organizations and specialized in the sector enterprises.

Not applicable.

Full coverage.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

According to the set deadlines.

According to the set deadlines.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Cost and Burden for the survey are defined according the National Statistical Program for each reference year.

Data revision is made when it is necessary.

According to rules set by Eurostat.

Source of data is NC "Railway infrastructure"

Annual

The survey is exhaustive.

By necessity validation checks of transmitted data series are made.

Aggregated data are received from NC "Railway infrastructure".

Not applicable.

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