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

Data refer to the total volume of the transported passengers with paid fares carried between two places (place of embarkation and place of disembarkation).

Transport performance measured in passenger-kilometres corresponds to the transportation of one passenger over one kilometre by the railway transport.

Classification of Economic Activities (CEA-2008, for international use NACE.BG-2008) - 49.10 Passenger rail transport.

Covers the interurban and international transport of passengers by the railway transport on the main routes, as well on short distances.

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

Railway undertakings licensed for performing passenger carriages at Bulgarian territory.

Railway undertakings performing passenger carriages.

National and international carriages.

Since I^st quarter of 2000

Not applicable.

Thousand tonnes; million tkm

Quarter, year

· Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on rail transport statistics;

· 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;

· Commission Regulation (EC) No 332/2007 of 27 March 2007 on the technical arrangements for the transmission of railway transport statistics.

· Short-term questionnaire of the ITF;

· Common questionnaire of Eurostat, UN and ITF.

There is a written consent from the railway undertaking, which allow the data to be published and disseminated.

There is a written consent from the railway undertaking, which allow the data to be published and disseminated.

Data are published according to the deadlines set in the National statistical program and the Release calendar - 60 days after the end of the reference period.

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.

Quarterly and annual

Press release on transport

· Statistical Yearbook;

· Statistical Reference Book;

· "Bulgaria" (brochure).

Data on passengers carried and transport performance 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/7188

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Reference Manual on Railway Transport Statistics issued by Eurostat

Not applicable.

Logical and control and validation of the data.

Not applicable.

Main users are state institutions, different organizations and specialized in the sector enterprises.

Not applicable.

Full coverage.

The accuracy is guaranteed from the respondent.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

According to the set deadlines.

According to the requirements of Regulation 91/2003/EO.

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.

The information is from survey of enterprises with main activity according to NACE BG 2008 - Class 49.10 Passenger rail transport

Quarterly, Annual

The survey is exhaustive.

By necessity validation checks of transmitted data series are made.

Aggregation of quarterly data.

Not applicable.